Bidens bipinnata

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Bidens bipinnata L.
Common Name:Spanish Needles
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Spanish Needles is a native herbaceous annual in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is native to all of Alabama. Spanish Needles occur on roadsides, in disturbed forests, in fields, in pastures, and in other disturbed sites. It is an annual with a tap root. The stems are 1-4 feet in height, green in color, branched above, and glabrous. The leaves are petiolate and pinnately dissected. The leaf segments are elliptic to lanceolate in outline and glabrous. Flowers are produced in heads. The heads are arranged in corymbs. Each head has 0-5 small yellow ray flowers and 10-20 yellow disc flowers. The fruit is a black achene. The achene is fusiform in shape with 3-4 barbed awns at the apex. Spanish Needles is a common weedy species of disturbed sites. The flower heads are greenish in color with no or only a few small ray flowers, making this species easy to overlook. Most people first notice this species when they discover the achenes attached to their clothing or their pet’s fur.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Bidens
Species Bidens bipinnata L. - Spanish Needles

Citation

Citation Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 832–833. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 975.12). Lectotypified by Mesfin, Kew Bull. 48: 499. 1993.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Bidens bipinnata var. biternatoides Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus, var. biternatoides Sherff, Bot. Gaz. 90: 397. 1930. NEW MEXICO: Dona Ana Co.: Las Cruces, Oct 1895, Wooton s.n. (holotype: NY).
Bidens bipinnata var. minor Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus, var. minor Memminger, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 30: 148. 1915. NORTH CAROLINA: Henderson Co.:
Bidens pilosa Linnaeus Bidens pilosa Linnaeus, var. bipinnata (Linnaeus) Hooker f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 309. 1881.Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Escambia, Etowah, Geneva, Greene, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lee, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Washington, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1874 - 1985

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0000471 Marengo 16 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1143		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
SAMF0005252 Jefferson 23 Sep 2003 Davenport, Lawrence J.
2973		 SAMF
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0045570 Mobile 13 Aug 2017 Horne, Howard E.
4094		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001785 Coffee 6 Oct 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6460		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
BRIT72425 Pike 03 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15890		 BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001795 Pike 26 Sep 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5563		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000014551 Crenshaw 07 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19937		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001792 Lee 11 Aug 1969 Atkeson, Thomas D.
280		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000001556 Coffee 24 Sep 1999 Martin, Brian H.
243		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000029397 Covington 22 Oct 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
4540		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
JSU103883 Marshall 13 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6337		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000030202 Jackson 27 Aug 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
303		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00045271 Sumter 12 Sep 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
1196		 UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000001789 Dale 15 Sep 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7744		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000001558 Dale 12 Sep 1999 Pennington, Tiffany
130		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103869 Calhoun 24 Aug 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11987		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
BRIT72426 Marshall 04 Aug 1974 Golden, Michael
s.n.		 BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001780 Autauga 27 Sep 1975 Dupree, W.G.
015		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
UWAL0052436 Sumter 02 Oct 2017 Keener, Brian R.
10472		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
UWAL0038935 Covington 22 Oct 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
4540		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU103878 Etowah 10 Aug 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
593		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0046559 Autauga 07 Sep 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1194		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103881 Madison 17 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6652		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0042795 Baldwin 16 Aug 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
343		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
USAM000001890 Mobile 10 Aug 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
8116		 USAM
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000038014 Escambia 5 May 2012 Hansen, Curtis J.
5540		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000033229 Barbour 17 Sep 2011 Dykes, Bailee
118		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0034113 Marion 06 Sep 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14423		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU103877 Etowah 03 Sep 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3482		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000001561 Pike 11 Nov 1999 Hall, James A.
35		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
USAM000001891 Baldwin 21 Oct 1977 LeLong, Michel G.
9982		 USAM
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
BRIT72431 Houston 15 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15954		 BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001791 Lee 11 Oct 1971 Harper, Douglas
045		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000014553 Butler 02 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18009		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001781 Autauga 7 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1175		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000001555 Coffee 13 Sep 2006 Hendrix, Jake
84		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001796 Pike 3 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15890		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
UNA00065021 Pike 03 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15890		 UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000037825 Escambia 25 Oct 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5335		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
JSU103871 Clarke 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18756		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000001560 Houston 15 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15954		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0054073 Cleburne 11 Oct 2020 England, J. Kevin
11356		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000001786 Conecuh 16 Sep 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1824		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
ALNHS00006604 St. Clair 04 Sep 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
BCC#236		 ALNHS
Bidens bipinnata L.
UWAL0032121 Houston 13 Aug 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26732		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0009718 Greene 28 Oct 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6789		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
TROY000001563 Pike 03 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15890		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103876 Etowah 20 Oct 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13785		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
BRIT72427 Madison 30 Aug 1999 Bryson, Charles T.
17594		 BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103870 Calhoun 05 Oct 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1328		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00045273 Randolph 21 Sep 1986 Nixon, C.F.
3632		 UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000001794 Lee 17 Oct 1925 Adkins, T.R.
 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000001554 Coffee 18 Sep 2000 Martin, Brian H.
966		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001788 Crenshaw 10 Sep 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6364		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
UNA00026818 Clay 20 Sep 1874 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU103885 Randolph 21 Sep 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
1360		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
BRIT72434 Conecuh 03 Oct 1994 Kral, Robert
84236		 BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00045269 Pickens 24 Sep 1985 Horn, Charles N.
1008		 UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
AMAL00021091 Mobile 16 Sep 2012 Horne, Howard E.
1883		 AMAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000039915 Greene 28 Oct 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6789		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001783 Clarke 22 Sep 1973 Bedwell, C.R.
087		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000001559 Dale 22 Oct 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
414		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103875 DeKalb 01 Sep 1982 Black, Randall
s.n.		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
BRIT72429 Jackson 22 Sep 1993 DiPietro, Teresa
363		 BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001782 Bibb 1 Oct 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1924		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
UNA00045267 Mobile 03 Aug 1964 Deramus, Rebecca
D194		 UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000001797 Tallapoosa 23 Sep 1972 Hagan, Jack H.
031		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
UNA00045272 Wilcox 17 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1072		 UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
SAMF0005251 Cherokee 22 Sep 2009 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4047		 SAMF
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0038228 Mobile 10 Aug 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
8116		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103874 Cleburne 14 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
334		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0000472 St. Clair 21 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4887		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
AMAL00008082 Pike 15 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14156		 AMAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000034264 Bullock 06 Oct 2011 Dykes, Bailee
198		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0009180 Cleburne 26 Sep 1960 Jones, Samuel B., Jr.
341		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU142314 Baldwin 05 Nov 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
Perd-649		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
BRIT72424 Pike 15 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14156		 BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103884 Morgan 15 Sep 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9166		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000001557 Crenshaw 15 Sep 1999 Hall, James A.
17		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000028948 Lauderdale 13 Aug 2009 Holt, Brian D.
SC-147		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
UNA00045266 Mobile 02 Aug 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D638		 UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000001798 Wilcox 9 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1285B		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000030647 Lee 17 Oct 1925 Johnson, R.
s.n.		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000032690 Covington 14 Sep 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4894		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
UNA00060846 Pike 15 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14156		 UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU103873 Cleburne 11 Sep 1983 Bussey, Melanie G.
304		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0007816 Conecuh 01 Oct 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22602		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AMAL00010567 Pike 03 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15890		 AMAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000001562 Pike 15 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14156		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001799 Wilcox 17 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1072		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
ALNHS00000706 Monroe 05 Oct 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
RH-397		 ALNHS
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000001784 Cleburne 26 Sep 1960 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
341		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
BRIT72432 Geneva 02 Aug 1971 Kral, Robert
43484		 BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001790 Dallas 14 Oct 1973 Wright, D.
112		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
BRIT72423 Tallapoosa 23 Sep 1972 Bowers, John R.
31		 BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103868 Calhoun 13 Aug 1969 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00045270 Washington 2 Nov 1980 Gyllenhaal-Davis, Charlotte
99		 UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU103886 Talladega 02 Sep 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4844		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000014601 Montgomery 14 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20008		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001787 Conecuh 10 Sep 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000033895 Houston 24 Sep 2011 Senn, Whitney
59		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103867 Blount 17 Aug 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7397		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0050606 Jefferson 14 Sep 1967 Dean, Blanche E.
48		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
UNA00045268 Pickens 24 Sep 1985 Horn, Charles N.
1008		 UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU103882 Marshall 27 Sep 1991 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1003		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000042892 Houston 13 Aug 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26711		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001793 Lee 13 Oct 1968 Freeman, John D.
 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
BRIT72422 Wilcox 17 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1072		 BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000038763 Cullman Aug 1904 Wolf, Wolfgang
1333		 AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
BRIT72433 Blount 17 Aug 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7397		 BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
USAM000001889 Mobile 23 Sep 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4734		 USAM
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0034203 Colbert 23 Aug 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14395		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU103879 Etowah 10 Aug 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
593		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000014552 Monroe 13 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18065		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103880 Jefferson 17 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12517		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
BRIT72430 Houston 06 Sep 1992 MacDonald, John R.
5418		 BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103872 Clay 12 Sep 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3320		 JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0034525 Conecuh 01 Oct 1994 Kral, Robert
84236		 UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
TROY000048981 Autauga 07 Sep 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1194		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000033364 Conecuh 01 Oct 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22602		 TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
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