Bidens frondosa

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 832. 1753.

Common names: Bident feuillu
Illustrated
Synonyms: Bidens frondosa var. anomala Porter ex Fernald Bidens frondosa var. caudata Sherff Bidens frondosa var. pallida (Wiegand) Wiegand Bidens frondosa var. stenodonta Fernald & H. St. John Bidens melanocarpa
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 212. Mentioned on page 207, 211.

Annuals, (10–) 20–60 (–180) cm. Leaves: petioles 10–40 (–60) mm; blades deltate to lanceovate overall, 30–80 (–150+) × 20–60 (–100+) mm, 3 (–5) -foliolate, leaflets petiolulate, lanceolate to lanceovate, (15–) 35–60 (–120) × (5–) 10–20 (–30) mm, bases cuneate, margins dentate to serrate, sometimes ciliate, apices acuminate to attenuate, faces glabrous or hirtellous. Heads usually borne singly, sometimes in 2s or 3s or in open, corymbiform arrays. Peduncles 10–40 (–80+) mm. Calyculi of (5–) 8 (–10) ascending to spreading, spatulate or oblanceolate to linear, sometimes ± foliaceous bractlets or bracts 5–20 (–60) mm, margins usually ciliate, abaxial faces glabrous or hirtellous. Involucres campanulate to hemispheric or broader, 6–9 × 7–12 mm. Phyllaries 6–12, oblong or ovate to lanceovate, 5–9 mm. Ray-florets 0 or 1–3+; laminae golden yellow, 2–3.5 mm. Disc-florets 20–60 (–120+); corollas ± orange, 2.5–3+ mm. Cypselae blackish to brown or stramineous, ± obcompressed, obovate to cuneate, outer 5–7 mm, inner 7–10 mm, margins antrorsely or retrorsely barbed, apices ± truncate to concave, faces usually 1-nerved, sometimes tuberculate, glabrous or sparsely hirtellous; pappi of 2 ± erect to spreading, antrorsely or retrorsely barbed awns 2–5 mm. 2n = 24, 48, 72.


Phenology: Flowering (Jun–)Aug–Sep(–Oct).
Habitat: Moist woods, meadows, thickets, fields, roadsides, railroads, borders of streams, ponds, sloughs, swamps, ditches
Elevation: 10–2000 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Mexico, Europe

Discussion

Infusions and tinctures of Bidens frondosa are rated as outstanding herbal therapies for irritation, inflammation, pain, and bleeding of the urinary tract mucosa and are used for benign prostatic hypertrophy and increasing excretion of uric acid, decreasing the risk of gout attacks, as well as other medical uses (M. Moore 1993).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Bidens frondosa"
72 +, 48 +  and 24 +
hirtellous +  and glabrous +
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
dark +  and pale +
connate +  and distinct +
less truncate;concave +
subequal +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John L. Strother +  and Ronald R. Weedon +
Linnaeus +
ciliate +  and barbellate +
2 +  and 4 +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
cuneate +
3(-5)-foliolate +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
deltate;lanceovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
tuberculate +  and rugose +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
ascending +  and spreading +
oblanceolate;linear +
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
Bident feuillu +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
blackish +  and brown or stramineous +
obovate +  and cuneate +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
sessile +  and petiolate +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ala. +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Mexico +  and Europe +
10–2000 m +
hirtellous +  and glabrous +
tuberculate +
linear-fusiform;4-angled;ovate;orbiculate;oblong;linear;cuneate +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Moist woods, meadows, thickets, fields, roadsides, railroads, borders of streams, ponds, sloughs, swamps, ditches +
discoid +  and radiate +
disciform +  and discoid +
indeterminate +
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
each +  and sessile +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
campanulate;hemispheric +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
golden yellow +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
whorled +  and opposite +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
lanceolate +  and lanceovate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
deltate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
2-carpellate +
less flat;slightly navicular +
persistent +
of 1-2 , smooth to ciliate or barbed awns or scales +  and coroniform +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Flowering (Jun–)Aug–Sep(–Oct). +
connate +  and distinct +
6 +  and 12 +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
styliferous +  and neuter +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
convex;flat +
exalbuminous +
Illustrated +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
papillate +
Bidens frondosa var. anomala +, Bidens frondosa var. caudata +, Bidens frondosa var. pallida +, Bidens frondosa var. stenodonta +  and Bidens melanocarpa +
Bidens frondosa +
species +
toothed +, serrate +, laciniate +  and dentate +
60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> (180 cm1,800 mm <br />1.8 m <br />) +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
shrub +  and subshrub +