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Bidens frondosa

Bidens frondosa L.

Also indexed asbeggar-tickBeggar-ticksBeggarticksBeggarticks (EN)Bident feuilluBident feuilléBident feuillé, Bident à fruits noirs, Bident feuilluBident à fruits noirs
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusBidens
Use categories1
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusBidens
Scientific name with authorshipBidens frondosa L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Bidens anomala (Porter ex Fernald) G.H.Loos, P.Keil & HentschBidens frondosa f. anomala (Porter ex Fernald) FernaldBidens frondosa f. frondosaBidens frondosa var. anomala PorterBidens frondosa var. anomala Porter ex FernaldBidens frondosa var. caudata SherffBidens frondosa var. frondosaBidens frondosa var. major Hook.Bidens frondosa var. minor Hook.Bidens frondosa var. pallida (Wiegand) WiegandBidens frondosa var. stenodonta Fernald & H.St.JohnBidens frondosus var. anomalus PorterBidens frondosus var. anomalus Porter ex FernaldBidens frondosus var. frondosusBidens melanocarpa WiegandBidens melanocarpa f. paludosa Alfr.LehmannBidens melanocarpa f. ramosa Alfr.LehmannBidens melanocarpa f. silvatica Alfr.LehmannBidens melanocarpa f. simplex Alfr.LehmannBidens melanocarpa var. melanocarpaBidens melanocarpa var. pallida Wiegand

Documented use categories

Medicine

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier315743-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.