Beggar-Ticks vs Spanish-needles

Bidens frondosa compared with Bidens bipinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar-Ticks	Spanish-needles
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Bidens	Bidens
Species	Bidens frondosa	Bidens bipinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar-Ticks and Spanish-needles share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bidens.

View Genus: Bidens

Conservation Status

Beggar-Ticks

NE — Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar-Ticks	Spanish-needles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar-Ticks

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (9 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Spanish-needles

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Beggar-Ticks

The Beggar-Ticks (Bidens frondosa) is a species in the genus Bidens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Bidens frondosa.