Hairy beggarticks vs Spanish-needles

Bidens pilosa compared with Bidens bipinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy beggarticks	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 pilosa	Bidens bipinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy beggarticks and Spanish-needles share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bidens.

Conservation Status

Hairy beggarticks

NE — Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy beggarticks	Spanish-needles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy beggarticks

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (21 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 29 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇸 Lesotho 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe