Bidens alba Dc.

Romerillo (en), Bident (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Bidens

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1.2m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Sclerosis(Glands) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Bidens alba habit picture by claire Felloni (cc-by-sa)
Bidens alba habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Bidens alba habit picture by Horta Pérez (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Bidens alba leaf picture by RIVER STONE (cc-by-sa)
Bidens alba leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Bidens alba leaf picture by Horta Pérez (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bidens alba flower picture by RIVER STONE (cc-by-sa)
Bidens alba flower picture by Angelica McNerny (cc-by-sa)
Bidens alba flower picture by Hansjoerg Hageld (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Bidens alba fruit picture by claire Felloni (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bidens alba world distribution map, present in Argentina, Australia, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:184711-1
WFO ID wfo-0000000074
COL ID LS2R
BDTFX ID 9662
INPN ID 85937
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Bidens leucanthema f. leucanthema Bidens brachycarpa Bidens leucantha Bidens caucalidea Bidens bonplandii Bidens exaristata Bidens abortiva Bidens leucantha Bidens ramosissima Coreopsis odoratissima Bidens decumbens Cosmos tenellus Bidens deamii Bidens oxyodonta Bidens rosea Cosmos pilosus Bidens inermis Coreopsis leucanthema Bidens pilosa f. decumbens Kerneria leucantha Bidens pilosa f. radiata Bidens leucantha Bidens leucanthema Coreopsis alba Bidens pilosa var. brachycarpa Bidens leucanthema var. leucanthema Bidens odorata var. oaxacensis Bidens pilosa var. radiata Kerneria pilosa var. radiata Bidens daucifolia Bidens odorata var. chilpancingensis Bidens odorata var. rosea Bidens alba