Spanish needles or Spanish needle is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
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Bidens
''Bidens'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[''Bidens''.](_blank)
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Bidens alba
''Bidens alba'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as shepherd's needles, beggarticks, Spanish needles, or butterfly needles.''Bidens alba''. Ed. Linda C. Duever. FLORIDATA: 21 Nov. 2003. 27 May 2013. ''Biden ...
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Bidens bipinnata
''Bidens bipinnata'' is a common and widespread species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Distribution
Its native range remains uncertain due to its global distribution, however prevailing thought places its origin in Asia and North ...
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Bidens pilosa
''Bidens pilosa'' is an annual species of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. Its many common names include hitch hikers, black-jack, beggarticks, farmer's friends and Spanish needle, but most commonly referred to as co ...
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Palafoxia arida
''Palafoxia arida'' is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, known by the common names desert palafox and Spanish needle.
Distribution
It is native to the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert ecoregions of California, the Southwestern Un ...
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The first known use of Spanish needles was in 1743.
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