Index / Search / Bidens bipinnata
§1 Plant
Bidens bipinnata L.
vernacular Spanish needles — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Bidens
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 925 counties across 30 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 925 counties across 30 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleveland 05025
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Scott 05127
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- Woodruff 05147
Colorado view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Broward 12011
- Citrus 12017
- Columbia 12023
- Duval 12031
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Hernando 12053
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lake 12069
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Nassau 12089
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- St. Johns 12109
- Sumter 12119
- Suwannee 12121
- Union 12125
- Volusia 12127
Georgia view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Catoosa 13047
- Chatham 13051
- Clarke 13059
- Cobb 13067
- Columbia 13073
- Crisp 13081
- Decatur 13087
- Dooly 13093
- Dougherty 13095
- Fulton 13121
- Grady 13131
- Harris 13145
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jefferson 13163
- Jones 13169
- Lowndes 13185
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Rabun 13241
- Union 13291
- White 13311
Illinois view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- Douglas 17041
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lawrence 17101
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- Williamson 17199
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Fayette 18041
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Jefferson 18077
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Orange 18117
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Putnam 18133
- Rush 18139
- Spencer 18147
- Starke 18149
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
Iowa view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 77 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chase 20017
- Cherokee 20021
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Graham 20065
- Greenwood 20073
- Hamilton 20075
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Lane 20101
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Stanton 20187
- Sumner 20191
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Bourbon 21017
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Edmonson 21061
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Graves 21083
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Larue 21123
- Lee 21129
- Lincoln 21137
- Madison 21151
- Mason 21161
- McCreary 21147
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Nicholas 21181
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Shelby 21211
- Todd 21219
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Monroe 29137
- Newton 29145
- Osage 29151
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Shelby 29205
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 16 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 14 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 79 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Carteret 37031
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Graham 37075
- Greene 37079
- Halifax 37083
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Perquimans 37143
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Athens 39009
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Darke 39037
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Wayne 39169
Oklahoma view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Adair 40001
- Alfalfa 40003
- Bryan 40013
- Canadian 40017
- Cherokee 40021
- Cimarron 40025
- Comanche 40031
- Craig 40035
- Creek 40037
- Delaware 40041
- Dewey 40043
- Le Flore 40079
- Logan 40083
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Osage 40113
- Ottawa 40115
- Pawnee 40117
- Payne 40119
- Pittsburg 40121
- Pontotoc 40123
- Pushmataha 40127
- Sequoyah 40135
- Tulsa 40143
- Washington 40147
- Woods 40151
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Carbon 42025
- Chester 42029
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Union 42119
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Clarendon 45027
- Darlington 45031
- Edgefield 45037
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Marion 45067
- McCormick 45065
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Sumter 45085
- Union 45087
- Williamsburg 45089
Tennessee view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Cocke 47029
- Davidson 47037
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Madison 47113
- Maury 47119
- McMinn 47107
- Montgomery 47125
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Trousdale 47169
- Washington 47179
Texas view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Bell 48027
- Bowie 48037
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Burleson 48051
- Cameron 48061
- Cass 48067
- Chambers 48071
- Colorado 48089
- Dallas 48113
- Fannin 48147
- Gonzales 48177
- Grayson 48181
- Gregg 48183
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Hopkins 48223
- Hutchinson 48233
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Madison 48313
- Marion 48315
- Montgomery 48339
- Morris 48343
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Orange 48361
- Presidio 48377
- Red River 48387
- Refugio 48391
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- San Augustine 48405
- San Jacinto 48407
- Tarrant 48439
- Walker 48471
Virginia view state ↗ 94 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Logan 54045
- Marion 54049
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Nicholas 54067
- Pendleton 54071
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/BIBI7 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5389402 ↗Record version
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