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Taxon:
Bidens pilosa
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Bidens
Family:
Asteraceae
(alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Coreopsideae
Nomen number:
7169
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:832. 1753
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
11/06/1985
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Bidens pilosa
L. var.
pilosa
No images
Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Allan, H. H. B. et al.
1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
URL:
http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/index.aspx
Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr.
1963-1968. Flora of Java.
Ballard, R.
1986.
Bidens pilosa
complex (Asteraceae) in North and Central America. Amer. J. Bot. 73:1452-1465.
URL:
http://www.amjbot.org
Boonman, J. G.
1993. East Africa's grasses and fodders: their ecology and husbandry. 136.
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds.
1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/BSBI/taxonsearch.php
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Burkart, A. E., ed.
1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Bidens+pilosa&quantity=1
Foreman, D. B. & N. G. Walsh.
1993-. Flora of Victoria.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
URL:
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Funk, V. et al.
2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
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Hansen, A. & P. Sunding.
1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Harden, G. J., ed.
1990-1993. Flora of New South Wales.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Hokche, O. et al.
2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion.
2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
URL:
http://www2.darwin.edu.ar/Proyectos/FloraArgentina/FA.asp
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Janick, J., ed.
1999. Perspectives on new crops and uses
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Kress, W. J. et al., eds.
Revised checklist of the plants of Myanmar (Burma) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://persoon.si.edu/myanmar/
Lasser, T., ed.
1964-. Flora de Venezuela.
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier).
1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Li, H. L. et al., eds.
1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Merrill, E. D.
1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Oh, S.-Y. & J.-H. Pak.
2001. Distribution maps of vascular plants in Korea
Note:
Academybook Publishing Co., Seoul.
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):154.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
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1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
Radford, A. E. et al.
1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds.
1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
URL:
http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/FLOBA.htm
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds.
1993-. Flora of India.
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross.
1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Steward, A. N.
1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
Stewart, R.
1972. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of West Pakistan and Kashmir
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds.
1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
Note:
Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Sun, Y.-B. et al.
2009. Cadmium tolerance and accumulation characteristics of
Bidens pilosa
L. as a potential Cd-hyperaccumulator. J. Hazard. Mater. 161:808-814.
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Vibrans, H., ed.
Malezas de México (on-line resource).
URL:
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Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds.
1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
beggar-ticks –
Reference(s)
black-jack –
Reference(s)
cobblers'-pegs –
Reference(s)
hairy beggar-ticks –
Reference(s)
hairy bidens –
Reference(s)
Spanish-needles –
Reference(s)
French
bident hérissé –
Reference(s)
bident poilu –
Reference(s)
herbe d'aiguille –
Reference(s)
German
Zweizahn –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
ko-sendangusa –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
carrapicho-de-agulha –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
picão-preto –
Reference(s)
Spanish
bidente piloso –
Reference(s)
mozote –
Reference(s)
Swedish
nålskära –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Baja California (Norte)
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Baja California Sur
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Coahuila de Zaragoza
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Durango
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Nuevo León
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sinaloa
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sonora
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Zacatecas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Aguascalientes
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Ciudad de México
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Colima
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guanajuato
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guerrero
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Hidalgo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
México
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Michoacán de Ocampo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Nayarit
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Querétaro
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
California
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Paraná
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Santa Catarina
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
3
Adventive
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
3
Adventive
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
3
Adventive
Europe
Eastern Europe
Estonia
3
Adventive
Europe
Middle Europe
Belgium
3
Adventive
Europe
Middle Europe
Czech Republic
3
Adventive
Europe
Middle Europe
Germany
3
Adventive
Europe
Middle Europe
Poland
4
Naturalized
widely natzd.
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
4
Naturalized
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Azores
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Madeira Islands
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary Islands
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
4
Naturalized
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
4
Naturalized
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
4
Naturalized
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
4
Naturalized
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
4
Naturalized
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
China
China
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Korea, South
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Cyprus
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Egypt
Sinai
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bhutan
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Jawa
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
4
Naturalized
Australasia
New Zealand
New Zealand
4
Naturalized
Europe
Northern Europe
United Kingdom
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sicily
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Slovenia
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Ontario
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Québec
4
Naturalized
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Connecticut
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Massachusetts
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Pennsylvania
4
Naturalized
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
New Mexico
4
Naturalized
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maryland
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Arizona
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Micronesia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Northern Mariana Islands
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
Cook Islands
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
Pitcairn
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Niue
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Tonga
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
United States
American Samoa
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Wallis and Futuna Islands
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
Easter Island
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
Juan Fernández Islands
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Galápagos
6
Other
exact native range obscure
Native
Northern America
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[California]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, Baja California (Norte), Baja California Sur]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Ciudad de México]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Dominica
,
Dominican Republic
,
Guadeloupe
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
United States
[Puerto Rico],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Guyana
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
,
Chile
,
Uruguay
Cultivated
Africa
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Nigeria
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Adventive
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Lebanon
Europe
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Belgium
,
Czech Republic
,
Germany
,
Poland
EASTERN EUROPE:
Estonia
Naturalized
REGION:
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
,
Spain
[Canary Islands],
Portugal
[Azores, Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt
,
Libya
,
Morocco
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Gabon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Liberia
,
Mali
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Lesotho
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
,
Mauritius
,
Reunion
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Yemen
WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus
,
Egypt
[Sinai],
Israel
CHINA:
China
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
,
Korea, South
,
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan
,
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Myanmar
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
[Jawa],
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Greece
,
Italy
(incl. Sicily),
Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
,
France
,
Portugal
Northern America
EASTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Ontario, Québec]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Missouri]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Arizona]
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii, United States Minor Outlying Islands]
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia
,
United States
[Northern Mariana Islands]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
Cook Islands
,
Pitcairn
,
French Polynesia
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
,
New Caledonia
,
Niue
,
Tonga
,
United States
[American Samoa],
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Southern America
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
[Galápagos]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Chile
[Easter Island, Juan Fernández Islands]
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
potential for pollution control
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Sun, Y.-B. et al.
2009. Cadmium tolerance and accumulation characteristics of
Bidens pilosa
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Human food
vegetable
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URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Medicines
folklore
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McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Weed
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Name
References