Pollinator plant

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

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Common names

85 names · 38 languages
EnglishYour language
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  • Cobblers' Pegs[1][2]
  • Common Black Jack[1][2]
  • Hairy Beggar's ticks[3]
  • hairy beggar-ticks[1][2]
  • Hairy beggarticks[1][2]
  • New Zealand cow-itch[1][2]
  • Railway Daisy[3]
  • Shepherd's needle (Virgin Isl.)[3]
  • Spanish needle (Jamaica)[3]
  • Widowers[1][2]
Other languages (37)
Dutch
  • Tandzaad
French
Afrikaans
  • duiwelskerwel[2]
  • gewone knapsekerel[2]
  • kaapsekerel[2]
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  • ouwewenaar[2]
  • tantgesieseblommetjie[2]
  • wedevrouens[2]
  • weduvrouens[2]
Asturian
Bunun
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • dvouzubec chlupatý[2]
Danish
  • Håret Brøndsel[2]
Estonian
  • karvane ruse[2]
Finnish
  • karvarusokki[2]
German
Hebrew
  • דו-שן שעיר[2]
Huasteco
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
  • コセンダングサ(広義)[2]
Korean
  • 울산도깨비바늘[2]
Maya Peninsular
  • k'an tumbuub, k'an mul, matsa ch'ich bu'ul[2]
Mayan languages
  • chichik-xul[2]
Māori
Nahuatl
  • mōzōtl[2]
  • āchochoquilitl[2]
  • ācāhualli[2]
Ndebele
Polish
  • Uczep owłosiony[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Череда волосистая[2]
Shona
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Slovak
  • dvojzub chlpatý[2]
Sotho
  • mokolonyane[2]
Sotho Northern
Spanish
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Swedish
  • nålskära[2]
Thai
  • ปืนนกไส้[2]
Tswana
  • mMônyane[2]
  • moKolonyane[2]
  • moKwelenyane[2]
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Venda
Xhosa
  • umhlabangubo[2]
Zulu
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Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Bidens pilosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Hairy Beggarticks — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Behaarter Zweizahn — results[1].names[21]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • blackjack — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • cobbler's peg — results[1].names[11]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • cobbler's pegs — results[1].names[10]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Cobblers' Pegs — results[1].names[12]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Common Black Jack — results[1].names[56]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • hairy beggar-ticks — results[1].names[5]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • New Zealand cow-itch — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Widowers — results[1].names[57]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • acahual blanco — results[1].names[7]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Amor seco — results[1].names[20]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Cadillo — results[1].names[23]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • chipaca — results[1].names[41]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Masiquía — results[1].names[16]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • mozote — results[1].names[15]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Romerillo — results[1].names[77]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Bident poilu — results[1].names[19]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Forbicina pelosa — results[1].names[73]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Picão-preto — results[1].names[14]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
[2] Bidens pilosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Hairy Beggarticks — results[26].names[1]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Behaarter Zweizahn — results[26].names[21]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • blackjack — results[26].names[3]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • cobbler's peg — results[26].names[11]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • cobbler's pegs — results[26].names[10]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Cobblers' Pegs — results[26].names[12]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Common Black Jack — results[26].names[56]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • hairy beggar-ticks — results[26].names[5]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • New Zealand cow-itch — results[26].names[4]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Widowers — results[26].names[57]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • acahual blanco — results[26].names[7]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Amor seco — results[26].names[20]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Cadillo — results[26].names[23]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • chipaca — results[26].names[41]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Masiquía — results[26].names[16]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • mozote — results[26].names[15]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Romerillo — results[26].names[77]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Bident poilu — results[26].names[19]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Forbicina pelosa — results[26].names[73]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Picão-preto — results[26].names[14]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • 咸豐草 — results[26].names[2]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • ācāhualli — results[26].names[6]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • chichik-xul — results[26].names[8]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • quelem — results[26].names[9]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • āchochoquilitl — results[26].names[13]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • mōzōtl — results[26].names[17]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • dvouzubec chlupatý — results[26].names[18]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • 鬼针草 — results[26].names[22]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • karvarusokki — results[26].names[24]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Череда волосистая — results[26].names[25]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • cadielhu — results[26].names[26]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Ajeran — results[26].names[27]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • mMônyane — results[26].names[28]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • moKolonyane — results[26].names[29]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • moKwelenyane — results[26].names[30]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • moÔnyana — results[26].names[31]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • muChize — results[26].names[32]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • seLoka — results[26].names[33]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • seTlhabakolobê — results[26].names[34]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • siNa — results[26].names[35]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • karvane ruse — results[26].names[36]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • sine — results[26].names[37]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Kamu — results[26].names[38]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • コセンダングサ(広義) — results[26].names[39]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • nålskära — results[26].names[40]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • susuluk — results[26].names[42]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • mhuwuwu — results[26].names[43]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • 鬼針草 — results[26].names[44]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • umhlabangubo — results[26].names[45]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Håret Brøndsel — results[26].names[46]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • 울산도깨비바늘 — results[26].names[47]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • ปืนนกไส้ — results[26].names[48]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • tantgesieseblommetjie — results[26].names[49]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • duiwelskerwel — results[26].names[50]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • gewone knapsekerel — results[26].names[51]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • kaapsekerel — results[26].names[52]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • ouwewenaar — results[26].names[53]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • wedevrouens — results[26].names[54]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • weduvrouens — results[26].names[55]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • ucucuza — results[26].names[58]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • muuwu — results[26].names[59]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • nhungunira — results[26].names[60]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • muchize — results[26].names[61]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • mokolonyane — results[26].names[62]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • mushiji — results[26].names[63]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • umhlabangubo — results[26].names[64]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • amalenjane — results[26].names[65]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • isikhathula — results[26].names[66]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • ugamfe — results[26].names[67]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • umesisi — results[26].names[68]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • uqadolo — results[26].names[69]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • muhuwu — results[26].names[70]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • guza — results[26].names[71]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • Uczep owłosiony — results[26].names[72]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • דו-שן שעיר — results[26].names[74]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • k'an tumbuub, k'an mul, matsa ch'ich bu'ul — results[26].names[75]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
  • dvojzub chlpatý — results[26].names[76]; taxon id 50203; Bidens pilosa.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Bidens pilosa ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Behaarter Zweizahn (DE); Railway Daisy; Hairy Beggar's ticks (EN); Romerillo — VernacularName.tsv, line 144520; taxon 68JBS.
  • Isla Margarita — VernacularName.tsv, line 144521; taxon 68JBS.
  • Romerillo (Puerto Rico) — VernacularName.tsv, line 144523; taxon 68JBS.
  • Romerillo blanco (Cuba) — VernacularName.tsv, line 144524; taxon 68JBS.
  • Shepherd's needle (Virgin Isl.) — VernacularName.tsv, line 144525; taxon 68JBS.
  • Spanish needle (Jamaica) — VernacularName.tsv, line 144526; taxon 68JBS.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Bidens pilosa is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Trop. & Subtrop. America.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Hairy beggarticks (Bidens pilosa) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to July.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Bidens pilosa — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1996950; ID 68JBS; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1996950; ID 68JBS; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Bidens pilosa — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1431332; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1502896, 1502899, 1502900, 1502901, 1502902, 1502903, 1502904, 1502905, 1502906, 1502907, 1502908, 1502909, 1502910, 1502911, 1502912, 1502913, 1502914, 1502915, 1502916, 1502917, 1502918, 1502919, 1502920, 1502921, 1502922, 1502923, 1502924, 1502925, 1502926, 1502927, 1502928, 1502929, 1502932, 1502934, 1502935, 1502936, 1502937, 1502938, 1502939

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.