About Hairy Beggarticks
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. It is native to the Americas but is widely distributed as an introduced species in other regions including Eurasia, Africa, Australia, South America and the Pacific Islands, and is classified as an invasive species in some regions of the world.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bidens pilosa
- Genus
- Bidens
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kumra, Kumur, Kurei
- Nepali
- तिखे कुरो Tikhe kuro
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Hairy Beggarticks belongs to the Asteraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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