Asteraceae · Bidens

Spanish Needles

Bidens bipinnata

HerboutdoorMedicinal
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand & more
Flowering
August-January

Plant Details

Scientific name
Bidens bipinnata
Genus
Bidens
Habit
Herb
Distribution
Cosmopolitan
Found in India
Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Manipur, Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting
August-January
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Spanish Needles itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Yellowrecorded
Flower arrangement
HeadrecordedA dense, tight cluster of many small stalkless flowers, packed into a rounded or flat head.It produces white or yellow flower heads each containing both disc florets and ray florets. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Head
Fruit
Achene

Characters marked “recorded” are for Spanish Needles itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.

About Spanish Needles

A member of the Asteraceae family, Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and 4 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.

Illustration representing the Asteraceae family
Botanical family

Asteraceae

Daisy/Sunflower family

Spanish Needles belongs to the Asteraceae family.

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