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Bidens pilosa

Bidens pilosa L.


Family Asteraceae
Local Name Puriket (Tuba-Nabalaoi); Purpuriket; Burburtak (Ilokano); Angguad
Habit Herb
Habitat Sun-exposed places, Terrestrial
Special Notes The fruit easily cling to clothing, the stem is somewhat four-angled, flowering heads about 8 mm across
Ethnobotanical Uses MEDICINAL: used to ease painful urination, to cure diarrhea in children, to ease gastric pains and gastroenteritis;
Collected from Strawberry Farms, Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Alfie Atos Domansi
Identification Verified By Maria Karina Fullante-(n/a)-(Bidens pilosa L. var pilosa)-(GCI);Teodora D. Balangcod-(n/a)-(Bidens pilosa (GCI))-(Taxonomic Books)

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