Chirchitta / Gold Cup Silver Plate
Bidens biternata
Also known as Spanish Needles
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar & more
- Flowering
- September-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bidens biternata
- Genus
- Bidens
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along waysides in forest and disturbed habitats
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- Asia, Tropical Africa, Indo-Malesia to Australia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Manipur, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chirchitta itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chirchitta itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- चिर्चिट्टा Chirchitta
About Chirchitta
A member of the Asteraceae family, Gold Cup Silver Plate (Bidens biternata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and 9 other states. It grows in along waysides in forest and disturbed habitats. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Chirchitta belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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