Plants → Magnoliophyta → Magnoliopsida → Asterales → Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl → Bidens L. → Bidens pilosa L.

Bidens pilosa L. Cobbler's Pegs
Sp.Pl. 2:832 (1753)

Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Alien to Western Australia
Name Status: Current
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Brief Description
Amanda Spooner, Monday 21 April 1997

Erect annual, herb, 0.2-1.5(-2.5) m high. Fl. yellow, Feb to Jun. Peaty clay, sandy loam, alluvium. Along drainage lines, lateritic screes.

Distribution

Beard’s Provinces: Eremaean Province, South-West Province.

IBRA Regions: Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain.

IBRA Subregions: Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.

Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Chittering, Melville, Mundaring, Northampton.