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Devil's Needles from Etienne Delport
Devil's Needles
Devil's Needles
Devil's Needles (Bitens pilosa) is also known as black jack, cobbler’s pegs, hairy beggarticks, Spanish needles, broom stick and broom stuff. Although it is eaten as a vegetable in certain parts of the world I regard it as a weed.
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Album description:Magnoliopsida from South Africa.

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Keywords:devil's-needles bitens-pilosa black-jack cobbler's-pegs hairy-beggarticks spanish-needles broom-stick broom-stuff magnoliopsida asterales asteraceae bidens port-elizabeth south-africa walmer
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Genus:Bidens
Species:Bidens pilosa
Distribution:Throughout South Africa but absent from dry Northern Cape and Kalahari regions
Status:Common
Size:Grows to 45 cm high
Image Location:Sixth Avenue, Walmer, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Co-ordinates:33°58'33.97" S - 25°35'38.72" E
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Date added:May 18, 2008
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