Beggarticks, Rumput juala
Bidens alba, Bidens pilosa
A plant from the daisy or sunflower family. It is used by beekeepers as a source of nectar and pollen for bees. Its lower leaves are simple but upper leaves are compound with 4-6 leaflets. Bidens alba has 5-8 ‘petals’ longer than 1cm long, Bidens pilosa has 4-7 ‘petals’ that are less than 1 cm long.
Status: Least concern, Introduced (Central/South America)
Habit: Annual herbaceous
Cultivation: Planted by seeds or transplanting
Ecological Function: Attracts pollinators, ground cover
Pollinators: Bees, butterflies, thrips
Soil: Sand, clay, loam, organics soils
Moisture: Moist, well drained and dry soils
Shade: No shade
Urban Biodiversity Initiative (UBI) 
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