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This are wild flowers found on roadside and in wastelands. Its small fruit is covered with hooked spines that help them attach to passing humans or animals. Clinging to our clothes or the fur of animals without being noticed, they get a free ride to far away places. When they are discarded on the ground, they take root and start a new life.
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Bidens alba (L.) DC.ASTERACEAELocal: Braslia, BrasilRef.: Lorenzi, H. Plantas Daninhas do Brasil. 4 edio. Plantarum, 2008.
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Jason Sharp;Manatee River South Fork, Manatee County, Florida
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Wedgefield, Florida, United States
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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St. Simon's Island Georgia
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Bidens alba (L.) DC.ASTERACEAELocal: Braslia, BrasilRef.: Lorenzi, H. Plantas Daninhas do Brasil. 4 edio. Plantarum, 2008.
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Wedgefield, Florida, United States
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Wedgefield, Florida, United States
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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This are wild flowers found on roadside and in wastelands. Its small fruit is covered with hooked spines that help them attach to passing humans or animals. Clinging to our clothes or the fur of animals without being noticed, they get a free ride to far away places. When they are discarded on the ground, they take root and start a new life. This photo was taken at the slope behind IVE Tsing Yi.
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Bidens alba (L.) DC.ASTERACEAELocal: Braslia, BrasilRef.: Lorenzi, H. Plantas Daninhas do Brasil. 4 edio. Plantarum, 2008.
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Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States
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Mabvuku, Harare, Zimbabwe
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near Patagonia Arizona, September 2010
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near Patagonia, Arizona, September 2010
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Hodgson Vale, Queensland, Australia
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near Patagonia, Arizona, September 2010
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New South Wales, Australia
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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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, Nghe An, Vietnam
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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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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia