Kumra / Hairy Beggarticks
Bidens pilosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bidens pilosa
- Genus
- Bidens
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Assam, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are all oppositely arranged and range from simple to pinnate in form, the upper leaves with three to five dentate, ovate-to-lanceolate leaflets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The leaves are all oppositely arranged and range from simple to pinnate in form, the upper leaves with three to five dentate, ovate-to-lanceolate leaflets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The leaves are all oppositely arranged and range from simple to pinnate in form, the upper leaves with three to five dentate, ovate-to-lanceolate leaflets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kumra itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Fruit type
- AchenerecordedA small, dry, single-seeded fruit that does not split open.“The barbed spines of the achenes get stuck in the feathers, fur, fleeces, clothing, or any other parts of people or animals that brush against the plant.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kumra itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kumra, Kumur, Kurei
- Nepali
- तिखे कुरो Tikhe kuro
About Kumra
A member of the Asteraceae family, Hairy Beggarticks (Bidens pilosa) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and 14 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten and long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Kumra belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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