Bidens alba (L.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 5: 605 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

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, Samoa, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • von Raab-Staube, E. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2019). Euro+Med-Checklist Notulae, 11. Willdenowia 49: 421-445.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • 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.]
  • Lizarazu, M.A., Beck, S.G., Fuentes, A. & Freire, S.E. (2024). A revision of Bidens (Asteraceae: Coreopsideae) from Bolivia. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 109: 163-207. MBG press. [Cited as Bidens pilosa.]

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.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • 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/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Whistler, W.A. [W 2970] Samoa K002498117 Yes
Axelrod, F.; Axelrod, A. [8071] Puerto Rico K003176253 Yes
Whistler, W.A.; Steele, O. [11270] K002508313 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [59665] Guam K002508315 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W 2970] Samoa K002498116 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Falanruw, M.V.C. [58405] Micronesia, Federated States of K002508314 Yes
Hartman, C.V. [113] Mexico K001870374 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [11348] Tonga K002498115 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176070 Yes
[T. W. Holt] [s.n.] United Kingdom Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497272 No
Schoch, O. [72] China Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497552 Yes
Abd El Ghani, M.M. [1070] Egypt Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497394 Yes
Hooker, W.J. [s.n.] Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176060 Yes
Sprague, T.A [s.n.] Colombia Bidens pilosa var. radiata K001482584 Yes
Morse, H.B. [270] Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497551 Yes
Linden, J.J. [1201] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K001739596 Yes
Mason, N.H. [s.n.] Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497429 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [6820] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K000497439 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [79] Egypt Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497391 Yes
Furuse, M. [4768] Japan Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497549 Yes
Galeotti, H. [2278] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176071 Yes
Maire, E.E. [2046] China Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497553 Yes
Graham, R. [50] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176061 Yes
Abd El Ghani, M.M. [s.n.] Egypt Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497395 Yes
Hu, S.Y.; Kong, Y.C. [050] Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497547 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176066 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [s.n.] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176074 Yes
Hu, S.Y.; But, P. [22769] Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497548 Yes
Kerr, A.P.G. [743] Thailand Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497836 Yes
Henry [s.n.] China Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497550 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [2561] Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176064 No
Gentry, H.S. [2698] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176068 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [129] Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176063 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [W/855] United Kingdom Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497271 No
Seaton, H.E. [419] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176062 Yes
s.coll. [3959] Vietnam Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497837 Yes
Hu, S.Y.; But, P. [22887] Hong Kong Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497546 Yes
Lemos, E.C. [s.n.] Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497431 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [2253] Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176065 Yes
Konta, F. [24112] Japan Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497545 Yes
Schaffner [239] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176058 Yes
Orcutt, C.R.; Cruz, V.; [VC] [2886] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176072 Yes
Murray, G.W. [3680] Egypt Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497392 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [s.n.] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176073 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [1908] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176069 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [32] Egypt Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497393 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [2698] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176067 Yes
[P. Kortright] [s.n.] Guyana Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176263 Yes
Hooker, W.J. [s.n.] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176059 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [215] Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497430 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [s.n.] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176075 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497273 No
Bourgeau, E. [2681] Mexico Bidens pilosa var. radiata K003176057 Yes
s.coll. [79] Egypt Bidens pilosa var. radiata K002497390 Yes
St. John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. [16854] Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508287 Yes
Schäfer, P.A. [5798] Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508296 Yes
Imada, C.; Space, J. [2003-28] Kiribati Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508286 Yes
Mitchell, B.A. [158] Christmas Island Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508289 Yes
Jones, W.B. [816] Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508288 Yes
Vesco, M. [s.n.] Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508283 Yes
Schäfer, P.A. [5776] Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508294 Yes
Schäfer, P.A. [5129] Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508293 Yes
Florence [10099] French Polynesia Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508281 Yes
Decker, B.G. [1839] Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508280 Yes
Sledge, W.A. [1864] Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508291 Yes
Sykes, W.R. [520/CI] Cook Islands Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508297 Yes
Florence [10223] French Polynesia Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508282 Yes
Luttrell, C. [42] Cook Islands Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508285 Yes
[J.] Fuentes [6] Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508292 Yes
Luttrell, C. [42] Cook Islands Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508284 Yes
Schäfer, P.A. [5733] Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508290 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [54585] Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508298 Yes
Schäfer, P.A.; Oliver, R.L. [5111] Bidens pilosa var. leucanthema K002508295 Yes
Pruski, J. [3788] United States Bidens alba var. radiata K002482979 Yes
Pruski, J. [3741] United States Bidens alba var. radiata K002482980 Yes

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