aceitilla vs Spanish-needles

Bidens aurea compared with Bidens bipinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aceitilla	Spanish-needles
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 aurea	Bidens bipinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

aceitilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aceitilla	Spanish-needles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aceitilla

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Japan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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).

aceitilla

The Arizona beggar-ticks, Bidens aurea, is a species. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom