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In Little Town on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder recounts an encounter with a peculiar and troublesome plant known as Spanish needle grass. One day, while taking her sister Mary for a walk on the prairie, Laura discovers that this strange grass has a unique and irritating characteristic: it burrows into their stockings and dresses, making it ...
Bidens pilosa is an annual species of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. Its many common names include hitch hikers, black-jack, beggarticks, farmer's friends and Spanish needle, but most commonly referred to as cobblers pegs.
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Overview. Bidens pilosa (also know as black jack) is an erect perennial herb, 20–150 cm tall, globally distributed across temperate and tropical regions. It has been used traditionally in foods and medicines without obvious adverse effects and is an easy-to-grow and palatable perennial. South Africa is endowed with agro-biodiversity that ...
Grasses are a mix of western wheatgrass, green needlegrass, blue grama, needle-and-thread, and crested wheatgrass. Level stretches to rolling hills with isolated occurrences of badlands and rock outcrops characterize the topography of this area. Butte escarpments are locations of both natural and historic resources.
Bidens pilosa is a ANNUAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from May to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, hover-flies. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.
11 kwi 2020 · Common Name(s): Spanish Needles, Beggarticks, Black Jack, Devil’s Needles, Cobbler’s Pegs, Broom Stick, Pitchforks, Farmers’ Friends, Needle Grass. Scientific Name: Bidens pilosa. Medicinal Uses: None locally but the folkloric use of B. pilosa has been recorded around the world, from North and South America to Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
