Bidens bipinnata

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

** Not applicable or data not available.

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
UWAL0034525 Conecuh 01 Oct 1994 Kral, Robert
84236
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU103869 Calhoun 24 Aug 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11987
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000030202 Jackson 27 Aug 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
303
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103877 Etowah 03 Sep 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3482
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0052436 Sumter 02 Oct 2017 Keener, Brian R.
10472
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
TROY000001562 Pike 15 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14156
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
USAM000001890 Mobile 10 Aug 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
8116
USAM
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0009180 Cleburne 26 Sep 1960 Jones, Samuel B., Jr.
341
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000001785 Coffee 6 Oct 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6460
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
AUA000029397 Covington 22 Oct 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
4540
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
BRIT72423 Tallapoosa 23 Sep 1972 Bowers, John R.
31
BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103874 Cleburne 14 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
334
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000001561 Pike 11 Nov 1999 Hall, James A.
35
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00045270 Washington 2 Nov 1980 Gyllenhaal-Davis, Charlotte
99
UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000001796 Pike 3 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15890
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000001555 Coffee 13 Sep 2006 Hendrix, Jake
84
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0007816 Conecuh 01 Oct 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22602
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
BRIT72432 Geneva 02 Aug 1971 Kral, Robert
43484
BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AMAL00008082 Pike 15 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14156
AMAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000033364 Conecuh 01 Oct 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22602
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001789 Dale 15 Sep 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7744
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000001554 Coffee 18 Sep 2000 Martin, Brian H.
966
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103868 Calhoun 13 Aug 1969 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00045266 Mobile 02 Aug 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D638
UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU103885 Randolph 21 Sep 1985 Nixon, Christopher F.
1360
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000001563 Pike 03 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15890
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
BRIT72424 Pike 15 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14156
BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001780 Autauga 27 Sep 1975 Dupree, W.G.
015
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
AUA000038763 Cullman Aug 1904 Wolf, Wolfgang
1333
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000014551 Crenshaw 07 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19937
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001782 Bibb 1 Oct 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1924
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
JSU103886 Talladega 02 Sep 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4844
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00060846 Pike 15 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14156
UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
SAMF0005252 Jefferson 23 Sep 2003 Davenport, Lawrence J.
2973
SAMF
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001797 Tallapoosa 23 Sep 1972 Hagan, Jack H.
031
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000001560 Houston 15 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15954
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001784 Cleburne 26 Sep 1960 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
341
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
AUA000001792 Lee 11 Aug 1969 Atkeson, Thomas D.
280
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000033895 Houston 24 Sep 2011 Senn, Whitney
59
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001795 Pike 26 Sep 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5563
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
BRIT72433 Blount 17 Aug 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7397
BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103873 Cleburne 11 Sep 1983 Bussey, Melanie G.
304
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00045271 Sumter 12 Sep 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
1196
UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
UWAL0045570 Mobile 13 Aug 2017 Horne, Howard E.
4094
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001791 Lee 11 Oct 1971 Harper, Douglas
045
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000030647 Lee 17 Oct 1925 Johnson, R.
s.n.
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103878 Etowah 10 Aug 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
593
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0038228 Mobile 10 Aug 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
8116
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
BRIT72434 Conecuh 03 Oct 1994 Kral, Robert
84236
BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001781 Autauga 7 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1175
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000014553 Butler 02 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18009
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001786 Conecuh 16 Sep 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1824
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000001556 Coffee 24 Sep 1999 Martin, Brian H.
243
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103870 Calhoun 05 Oct 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1328
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00045267 Mobile 03 Aug 1964 Deramus, Rebecca
D194
UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU103876 Etowah 20 Oct 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13785
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000042892 Houston 13 Aug 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26711
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
BRIT72429 Jackson 22 Sep 1993 DiPietro, Teresa
363
BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000038014 Escambia 5 May 2012 Hansen, Curtis J.
5540
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
AUA000001790 Dallas 14 Oct 1973 Wright, D.
112
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000039915 Greene 28 Oct 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6789
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103875 DeKalb 01 Sep 1982 Black, Randall
s.n.
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000034264 Bullock 06 Oct 2011 Dykes, Bailee
198
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001799 Wilcox 17 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1072
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
BRIT72422 Wilcox 17 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1072
BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AMAL00010567 Pike 03 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15890
AMAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00045269 Pickens 24 Sep 1985 Horn, Charles N.
1008
UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU103884 Morgan 15 Sep 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9166
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0054073 Cleburne 11 Oct 2020 England, J. Kevin
11356
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
USAM000001891 Baldwin 21 Oct 1977 LeLong, Michel G.
9982
USAM
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0042795 Baldwin 16 Aug 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
343
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
UWAL0038935 Covington 22 Oct 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
4540
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
BRIT72431 Houston 15 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15954
BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000001783 Clarke 22 Sep 1973 Bedwell, C.R.
087
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
AUA000001793 Lee 13 Oct 1968 Freeman, John D.
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
UNA00026818 Clay 20 Sep 1874 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.
UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000028948 Lauderdale 13 Aug 2009 Holt, Brian D.
SC-147
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000048981 Autauga 07 Sep 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1194
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103879 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
AUA000001798 Wilcox 9 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1285B
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000014601 Montgomery 14 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20008
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AUA000032690 Covington 14 Sep 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4894
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
AUA000001794 Lee 17 Oct 1925 Adkins, T.R.
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000001559 Dale 22 Oct 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
414
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
AMAL00021091 Mobile 16 Sep 2012 Horne, Howard E.
1883
AMAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000014552 Monroe 13 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18065
TROY
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.
UWAL0032121 Houston 13 Aug 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26732
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
BRIT72430 Houston 06 Sep 1992 MacDonald, John R.
5418
BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
ALNHS00006604 St. Clair 04 Sep 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
BCC#236
ALNHS
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000001787 Conecuh 10 Sep 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
TROY000033229 Barbour 17 Sep 2011 Dykes, Bailee
118
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103881 Madison 17 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6652
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0034113 Marion 06 Sep 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14423
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
TROY000001558 Dale 12 Sep 1999 Pennington, Tiffany
130
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103872 Clay 12 Sep 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3320
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UWAL0050606 Jefferson 14 Sep 1967 Dean, Blanche E.
48
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
UWAL0000472 St. Clair 21 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4887
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000037825 Escambia 25 Oct 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5335
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
BRIT72427 Madison 30 Aug 1999 Bryson, Charles T.
17594
BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103883 Marshall 13 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6337
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
TROY000001557 Crenshaw 15 Sep 1999 Hall, James A.
17
TROY
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
SAMF0005251 Cherokee 22 Sep 2009 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4047
SAMF
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00045273 Randolph 21 Sep 1986 Nixon, C.F.
3632
UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU142314 Baldwin 05 Nov 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
Perd-649
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
ALNHS00000706 Monroe 05 Oct 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
RH-397
ALNHS
Bidens bipinnata L.
AUA000001788 Crenshaw 10 Sep 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6364
AUA
Bidens Bipinnata L.
BRIT72426 Marshall 04 Aug 1974 Golden, Michael
s.n.
BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103880 Jefferson 17 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12517
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00045268 Pickens 24 Sep 1985 Horn, Charles N.
1008
UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
JSU103867 Blount 17 Aug 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7397
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00065021 Pike 03 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15890
UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
UWAL0000471 Marengo 16 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1143
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
UWAL0009718 Greene 28 Oct 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6789
UWAL
Bidens bipinnata L.
BRIT72425 Pike 03 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15890
BRIT
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103871 Clarke 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18756
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
JSU103882 Marshall 27 Sep 1991 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1003
JSU
Bidens bipinnata Linnaeus
UNA00045272 Wilcox 17 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1072
UNA
Bidens bipinnata L.
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