Bidens alba
Spanish Needles

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (plants)
Phylum: Embryophyta (higher plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae (sunflowers, asters, daisies)
Genus: Bidens (beggarticks, devil's sticktight, Spanish needles)
Species: Bidens alba
Common Names: Spanish Needles, Romerillo

Photos

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Bidens alba
Tallahassee, FL
September, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: Mar 25 2002

Bidens alba
Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
October 6, 2001
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

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Photo added to site: May 8 2002

Bidens alba
Tallahassee, FL
September, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: Mar 25 2002

Bidens alba - Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen from Spanish needles (Bidens alba)
Tallahassee, FL
September, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: Mar 25 2002

Bidens alba - Bumble Bee (Bombus sp.) collecting pollen from Spanish needles (Bidens alba)
Tallahassee, FL
September, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: Mar 25 2002

Bidens alba - Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) leaving Spanish needles (Bidens alba)
Lake Lafayette / Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
October 21, 2000
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Bidens alba - Male Checkered Skipper Butterfly (Pyrgus sp.) on Spanish Needles (Bidens alba).
Lake Lafayette / Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
October 21, 2000
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: (before 2002)

Bidens albaSpanish Needles

Taxonomic Classification

Photos

Bidens alba
Spanish Needles