Asteraceae FAMILY
Bidens tripartita
Bidens tripartita
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bidens tripartita is an erect, much-branched annual plant usually growing up to 100cm tall, occasionally reaching 150cm[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild, mainly for local use as a medicine but also sometimes for food and materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeMost of Europe, north to 63°, east through the Mediterranean, northern Africa, temperate and tropical Asia to New Guinea.
HabitatMoist, open habitats such as watersides, ditches, swampy pastures and paddy fields, at elevations up to 1,700 metres[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].