Asteraceae FAMILY
Bidens parviflora
Bidens parviflora
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bidens parviflora ia an erect, branched annual plant usually growing 20 - 50cm tall, occasionally to 80cm[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and probably also as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - eastern Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan, Korea.
HabitatCoastal and riverside precipices and rocks, sandy banks, rocky outcrops. Sometimes found as ruderales by stony fences, walls etc[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].