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Bidens pilosa

Bidens pilosa L.  [Unverified Identification]


Family Asteraceae
Local Name Ambad
Habit Herb
Habitat Waste places, roadside
Special Notes Easily cling to clothing when passed by
Ethnobotanical Uses MEDICINAL: used to cure diarrhea and goiter; FOOD: leaves are used as a substitute for yeast;
Collected from Kamog, Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Sarah Acio, Helen Biangalen, Perry Bagayao, Audrey Solang

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