Bidens alba (L.) DC.

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Bidens alba	Au: DC.
Family	Asteraceae / Compositae
Common Name Shepherds Needle, Shoepper Needle
Description Herb in flower and fruit. Ray flowers white and disk flowers
yellow. Fruits look like little pitch forks, hence the common name.
Location/Habitat Greenwood Development, found at Greenwood Beach Resort, in their
yard. Disturbed yard.
Latitude	24°11’40”N	Longitude 75°18’84”W
Uses/Comments Plant is boiled in water and taken for "heat in the blood," "prickly heat," to
relieve rashes, chicken pox and measels, sores and cuts. Decoction is
drunk and bathed in. Decoction also taken for "burning in water" and
high blood pressure.
Collector(s) Laurel R. Richey
Collection No 99-452 Duplicates 5 Date June 12,1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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