Cobbler's Pegs, Farmer's Friend at Hall, ACT
Identification history
| Bidens pilosa | 24 Feb 2024 | Tapirlord | ||
| Bidens pilosa | 24 Feb 2024 | SteveBorkowskis | ||
| Bidens subalternans | 24 Feb 2024 | Rosie |
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Scores of plants on the edge of Barton Highway cutting at Hall. Infestation was reported in April 2022.
3 comments
SteveBorkowskis
wrote:
24 Feb 2024
Hi Rosie, I’ve spent a fair bit of time controlling Bidens subalternans and Bidens pilosa recently, if you have no luck getting them sprayed they’re quite easy to pull out and remove, it wouldn’t be a big job if your estimate of 16-100 is accurate. Consider your safety on the roadside though.
Rosie
wrote:
25 Feb 2024
Thanks for the good news that action is being taken against the Bidens species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067353-35.177914
- Altitude 623.5m
- Places Hall, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 24 Feb 2024 12:15 PM Recorded on
- Rosie Recorded by
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Collections
Rosie Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bidens pilosa Daisies Plants
Additional information
- 15mm Flower dimension
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Bidens pilosa Scientific name
- Cobbler's Pegs, Farmer's Friend Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 796.92m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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