Hawaiian Name(s): kī nehe, kī, kī pipili, nehe

Scientific Name: Bidens pilosa

Vernacular Name: Spanish needle, beggartick

Family: Asteraceae

Status: naturalized

Authority: L.

Description:

Habitat

Medicines:

Non Medicinal Uses:

Specific gravity of wood: unknown

Famous Locations:

Mele:

`Ōlelo Noeau:

Dye Color and Parts:

Kino lau:

Location on Bishop Museum Kalihi Campus:

Propagation Information:

Seed: Seed length approximately 10 mm. Photograph: H.Lennstrom.
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