Bidens pilosa
Beggar's ticks
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The Bidens pilosa plant species is found in New Zealand. It is a member of the Compositae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Beggar's ticks.

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Latin Name:  Bidens pilosa
Common Name:  Beggar's ticks
Family:  Compositae
Author:  L.
 
Known Hazards:  The roots, leaves and flowers are strongly phototoxic, the achenes weakly so[218]. Substances isolated from the leaves can kill human skin in the presence of sunlight at concentrations as low as 10ppm[218].
 
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Habitat:  Damp lowland fields and wasteland, North and Kermadec Islands[44].

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