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All eight species of Bidens in Florida are commonly referred to as Spanish needles or beggar-ticks (Wunderlin, 2019). This document focuses on Bidens alba and B. pilosa, which are common weeds in container nurseries and landscapes in Florida.
Bidens alba, which belongs to the family Asteraceae, is most commonly known as shepherd's needles, beggarticks, Spanish needles, or butterfly needles. [1] Bidens means two- toothed, describing the two projections found at the top of the seeds, and alba refers to the white ray florets. [2]
Spanish needles is found throughout most of Florida — all but few Panhandle counties, in fact — the Southeast U.S. and a few other, scattered states as far north as Massachusetts. But it's generally considered a tropical plant, native of the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and South America.
24 cze 2020 · The weed of this week is Spanish Needles (Bidens spp.). In Florida, there are Eight species of Bidens present. They are all commonly referred to as Spanish needles or beggar-ticks. Bidens alba and Bidens Pilosa are two of the common Bidens spp. found in container nurseries and landscapes in Florida.
Spanish needle is happy in moderately dry, full-sun areas, as well as in grasslands or pastures, clearings in wooded areas, in wetlands, along roadsides, the banks of ditches, in nurseries, and in your very own yard!
1. Summary 2. Bidens bipinnata is a common and widespread species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is widely dispersed in many lands, so much so that it is difficult to ascertain with certainty its region of origin. It seems most likely, though, that it is native to Asia and North America, and naturalized elsewhere.
Florida is home to seven native species of Bidens, all of which are commonly known as Spanish needles or Beggarsticks.
