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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Bidens alba (L.) DC. var. radiata
(Schultz-Bip) Ballard ex T.E. Melchert
Shepherd’s-needle, White beggar-ticks

Bidens alba
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Preliminary IRC Status: Secure

Native Range: The West Indies, southeastern United States, Mexico and Central America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Synonyms: Bidens pilosa var. radiata.

Other data on Bidens alba var. radiata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

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Bidens alba
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer