Bidens alba provide a nectar source for butterflies and honey-bees. Bidens is a nutrient dense wild plant, boasting a similar nutrient profile to kale; high in fiber and proteins, carotenes, folate, and magnesium.

Bidens alba (Beggarticks) is an erect annual or short-lived perennial with opposite, simple or trifoliate, dark green leaves and a profusion of white daisies held on long stalks.

Beggarticks (Bidens alba), also commonly referred to as Spanish needle, is perhaps one of Florida’s most controversial wildflowers both for its weedy aggression in home gardens and its questionable …

Jun 7, 2025 · Bidens alba is more than just a favorite for bees—it has a rich history in traditional medicine across the Americas, Africa, and Asia. For centuries, it has been used to treat a variety of …

Aug 15, 2025 · Common beggarticks or spanish needle (Bidens alba) is a native Florida landscape weed. This species is indigenous to Central and South America and was introduced to North America.

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Bidens alba (L.) DC. First published in Prodr. 5: 605 (1836) 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.

Bidens alba (L.) DC. Common Beggarticks is a member of the aster family (family Asteraceae), which includes herbs, sometimes shrubs or vines, rarely trees, with simple or compound, alternate or …

Bidens alba has been epitypified by a specimen from Veracruz, Mexico, the putative provenance of the original material (Ferrer-Gallego 2016). The epitype had been annotated by Ballard as B. alba.

White beggar-ticks is an annual originating in tropical America. It has become invasive throughout much of the world. The seeds have long, barbed awns that aid in dispersal by clinging to clothing and fur. It …