- Family:
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
- Genus:
- Bidens L.
Bidens alba (L.) DC.

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean, Caribbean. Elevation range: 60–3000 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Atlántico, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, San Andrés y Providencia, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupés.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 60 - 3000 m.; Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
Native to:
Alabama, Arizona, Belize, Bolivia, California, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Québec, South Carolina, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Introduced into:
Caroline Is., East Aegean Is., Hawaii, Kazan-retto, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., New South Wales, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
- Bidens abortiva Schumach. & Thonn.
- Bidens alba var. radiata (Sch.Bip.) R.E.Ballard
- Bidens bonplandii Sch.Bip.
- Bidens brachycarpa DC.
- Bidens caucalidea DC.
- Bidens coronata Fisch. ex Colla
- Bidens daucifolia DC.
- Bidens deamii Sherff
- Bidens decumbens Greenm.
- Bidens exaristata DC.
- Bidens inermis S.Watson
- Bidens leucantha Poepp. ex DC.
- Bidens leucanthema (L.) Willd.
- Bidens leucanthema var. humilis Walp.
- Bidens odorata var. chilpancingensis R.E.Ballard
- Bidens odorata var. oaxacensis R.E.Ballard
- Bidens odorata var. rosea (Sch.Bip.) Melchert
- Bidens oxyodonta DC.
- Bidens pilosa var. albus (L.) O.E.Schulz
- Bidens pilosa var. brachycarpa (DC.) O.E.Schulz
- Bidens pilosa f. decumbens (Greenm.) Sherff
- Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema (L.) Harv.
- Bidens pilosa var. radiata (Sch.Bip.) J.A.Schmidt
- Bidens pilosa subvar. radiata (Sch.Bip.) Pit.
- Bidens pilosa f. radiata Sch.Bip.
- Bidens ramosissima Sherff
- Bidens rosea Sch.Bip.
- Coreopsis alba L.
- Coreopsis leucanthema L.
- Coreopsis odoratissima Cav. ex Pers.
- Cosmos pilosus Kunth
- Cosmos tenellus Kunth
- Kerneria leucanthema (L.) Cass.
- Kerneria pilosa var. radiata (Sch.Bip.) Lowe
Bidens alba (L.) DC. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Pringle, C.G. [6820], Tamaulipas | Bidens pilosa var. radiata | K000497439 | Yes | ||
Spruce, R. [4610], Peru | Bidens pilosa var. radiata | K000200690 | Yes | ||
Spruce, R. [4610], Peru | Bidens pilosa var. radiata | K000200691 | Yes |
First published in Prodr. 5: 605 (1836)
Accepted by
- Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
- Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon, ed. 2: 1-610. CNRS Publication.
- von Raab-Staube, E. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2019). Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 11. Willdenowia 49: 421-445.
Not accepted by
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Asteraceae. Flora of North America North of Mexico 21: 1-616. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. [Cited as Bidens pilosa.]
Literature
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
- Lorence, D.H. & Wagnwe, W.L. (2020). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 2: 413-1135. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
- Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
- Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon, ed. 2: 1-610. CNRS Publication.
- von Raab-Staube, E. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2019). Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 11. Willdenowia 49: 421-445.
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
- GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
- Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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