Bidens pilosaBidens pilosa
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Plant IdentificationCommon name: cobblers pegs, pitchforksBotanical Name: Bidens pilosa L.Family name: AsteraceaeLocation: Valley Heights, NSWDate: 15th March 2009Collector: John PoulakisHabitat: Native of South America. A woody, erect, annual herb grows to 0.21.5 m high. Found along drainage lines, roadsides and disturbed habitats. Seeds are dispersed by adhering to clothes and animal fur.Economic significance: Minor weed. This weed will out-compete native species on exposed and re-vegetation sites. Strong allelopathic influences which suppress germination and seedling growth of a number of crops.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (vascular plants)
- Spermatophytes
- Angiosperms
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Asterids
- Asterales
- Asteraceae (composite family)
- Bidens (beggarticks)
- Bidens pilosa (hairy beggarticks)
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