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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Bidens pilosa is a ANNUAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from May to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, hover-flies.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Shoots
Edible Uses: Tea
Leaves - raw or cooked[177]. A resinous flavour[173]. Added to salads or steamed and added to soups and stews, they can also be dried for later use[183].A good source of iodine[272]. A nutritional analysis is available[218]. Young shoot tips are used to make a tea[177].
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Leaves (Dry weight)
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- 295 Calories per 100g
- Water : 0%
- Protein: 24.5g; Fat: 4g; Carbohydrate: 56.4g; Fibre: 12.1g; Ash: 15.1g;
- Minerals - Calcium: 1721mg; Phosphorus: 273mg; Iron: 0mg; Magnesium: 0mg; Sodium: 11mg; Potassium: 267mg; Zinc: 0mg;
- Vitamins - A: 12mg; Thiamine (B1): 0mg; Riboflavin (B2): 0mg; Niacin: 0mg; B6: 0mg; C: 0mg;
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Medicinal Uses
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Alterative Antifungal Antiinflammatory Antirheumatic Styptic
A juice made from the leaves is used to dress wounds and ulcers[218, 272]. A decoction of the leaves is anti-inflammatory, styptic and alterative[218]. The whole plant is antirheumatic, it is also used in enemas to treat intestinal ailments[218]. Substances isolated from the leaves are bactericidal and fungicidal, they are used in the treatment of thrush and candida[218].
References More on Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will succeed outdoors in Britain, though it should be possible to grow it as a spring-sown annual. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Succeeds in any moderately fertile moisture-retentive soil in full sun[200].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in May. Alternatively, a sowing in situ in mid to late spring can be tried.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
beggar tick; bur marigold; cobbler's pegs; duppy needles; farmer's friend; needle grass; spanish needle; stick tight.
Spanish: apestosa (Honduras); chipaca (Colombia); jacalate (Spain); manzanilla del pais (Bolivia); papuga; picon; romerillo blanco (Cuba); rosilla grande (Honduras); vara de jacalate (Spain).
French: piquant noirs.
Chinese: hsien-feng-tsau; xiang feng cao.
Portuguese: amor-de-burro.
Angola: olokosso.
Argentina: amor seco; espina de erizo; picón; saetilla.
Australia: cobbler's pegs.
Barbados: spanish needle.
Brazil: amor seco; carrapicho-de-duas pontas; coambi; erva-picao; fura-capa; goambu; picao; picao preto; picao-campo; pico-pico.
Chile: asta de cabra; cacho de cabra.
Colombia: cadillo; masquia; papunga chipaca.
Comoros: mtsohova; sindanou.
Cook Islands: piripiri.
Dominican Republic: margarita silvestre; romerillo.
Fiji: batimadramadra; matakaro; matua kamate; mbatikalawau; mbatimandramandra.
Germany: Zweizahn, Behaarter.
Hawaii: ki; ki nehe; ki pipili; kookoolau; nehe; pilipili.
India: cobbler's pegs; dipmal; phutium.
Indonesia: adjeran harenga; djaringan ketul.
Jamaica: spanish needle.
Japan: ko-sendangusa.
Kenya: blackjack.
Laos: pak kwan cham.
Mauritius: herbe villebague.
Mexico: acahual; acahual blanco; aceitilla; aceitilla blanco; aceitillo; amapola; amor seco; cadillo; China; cruceta; é de milpa; hierba amarilla; hierba del pollo; iztacmozot; kutsúmu (purépecha); mozoquelite; mozote; mozote blanco; mozotl; quelite amargo blanco; rocía; rocilla; rosilla; saetilla; sepé; sepeke (tarahumara); stuyut; té de milpa blanco; te de playa; tutuk joi'dha (tepehuán); zetya.
Myanmar: moat-so-ma-hlan; ne-gya-gale; ta-se-urt.
New Caledonia: piquant noirs.
New Zealand: cobbler's pegs.
Niue: kofe tonga; kofetoga.
Northern Mariana Islands: beggar ticks; Guam daisy.
Panama: arponcito; cadillo; sirvulaca.
Papua New Guinea: kobkob.
Peru: amor seco; cadilla; pega-pega; perca.
Philippines: dadayem; nguad; panibat; pisau-pisau; puriket; purpurikit; tagab; tubak-tubak.
Puerto Rico: margarita; margarita silvestre; romerillo.
Saudi Arabia: piquant; sornette zerb lapin.
South Africa: blackjack; gewone knapseherel.
Taiwan: hsien-feng-tsau.
Thailand: puen nok sai; yah koen-jam khao.
Tonga: fisi'uli.
Trinidad and Tobago: railway daisy; spanish needle.
Uruguay: amor seco.
USA: beggar ticks; hairy beggarticks; spanish needles.
Venezuela: cadillo rocero.
Vietnam: cuc trang; su nha long.
Zambia: blackjack.
Zimbabwe: nyamaradza.
Found In
Countries where the plant has been found are listed here if the information is available
Native to the Americas but it is known widely as an introduced species of other regions, including Eurasia, Africa, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
This plant can be weedy or invasive. Some indication in Hawaii, USA. B. pilosa is native to tropical America but is now a pantropical weed (Wagner et al., 1999). Latin America and eastern Africa have the worst infestations of the weed (Mitich, 1994). It is regarded as a principal weed of sugarcane, maize, coffee, tea, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, bananas, beans and citrus in various Latin American and African countries (Holm et al., 1977) and a serious weed in many other situations. In upland rice in South and South-East Asia, it is common in Thailand and present in Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines and Vietnam [1d].
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed.
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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