Greater Beggars Ticks at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Bidens subalternans | 17 Apr 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Bidens subalternans | 17 Apr 2026 | pinnaCLE | ||
| Unverified | 17 Apr 2026 | SandraH |
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pinnaCLE
wrote:
17 Apr 2026
Unfortunately you join many others in suffering the curse of Beggar's Tick. From the flowers with just a couple of petals and the lobed leaves I suspect B. subalternans. Check your clothes carefully after you go near these plants - the seed structures have efficient barbs and really hang on to fabrics.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.036385-35.384034
- Maps McQuoids Hill
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 17 Apr 2026 11:33 AM Recorded on
- SandraH Recorded by
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Collections
SandraH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Bidens subalternans Daisies Plants
Additional information
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- 5mm to 12mm Flower size
- True In flower
Species information
- Bidens subalternans Scientific name
- Greater Beggars Ticks Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 830.47m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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