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Bidens alba (Smooth Beggar-Tick) and Bidens pilosa (Hairy Beggar-Tick)

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants III

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The genus Bidens (Compositae) is composed of approximately 230 species having a worldwide distribution in tropical and temperate regions. It is primarily a continental group, which has become established on some islands, notably the Hawaiian islands. The centers of diversity are Africa and the New World, with each center having about 100 species (Gillett 1975). Several species are so abundant that they are considered serious weeds. Two will be of particular concern here: Bidens alba var. radiata (Schultz-Bip.) Ballard (Ballard 1986) (Fig. 1) and B. pilosa var. minor (Blume) Sherff, another member of the complex. B. alba var. radiata (smooth beggar-tick) occurs in south eastern Mexico into Central America and in Florida, U.S.A.; B. pilosa var. minor (hairy beggar-tick) is primarily restricted to Central America (Ballard 1986).

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Norton, R.A. (1991). Bidens alba (Smooth Beggar-Tick) and Bidens pilosa (Hairy Beggar-Tick). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants III. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84071-5_8

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