Asteraceae
Bidens

Bidens alba (L.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 5: 605 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean, Caribbean. Elevation range: 60–3000 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Atlántico, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, San Andrés y Providencia, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupés.
Habit
Herb.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 60 - 3000 m.; Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Vernacular
SPANISH NEEDLE
Morphology General Habit
Erect herb to 1 m tall (usually less), the young stems angled and puberulous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves simple, or pinnate with 1–3 pairs of lateral leaflets; leaflets ovate or lanceolate, the terminal one up to 7 cm long or more (but often much smaller), acuminate at the apex, the margins coarsely serrate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncles mostly 1–4.5 cm long; ray-flowers usually 5 or 6, the ligules 8-nerved; disc-florets light yellow
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes black, thinly hispidulous; awns up to 3 mm long, retrorsely barbed.
Distribution
Grand Cayman, Little Cayman. A pantropical weed
Ecology
Weed of roadsides, fields, and waste places.
[Cayman]

Uses

Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0