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Bidens pilosa L.
Cobbler's Pegs

Reference
Sp.Pl. 2:832 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect annual, herb, 0.2-1.5(-2.5) m high. Fl. yellow, Feb to Jun. Peaty clay, sandy loam, alluvium. Along drainage lines, lateritic screes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 April 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Geraldton Sandplains, Indian Tropical Islands, Jarrah Forest, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Geraldton Hills, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Northern Jarrah Forest, Pentecost, Perth, Purnululu.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Chittering, Christmas Island, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Melville, Mundaring, Northampton, Perth, Stirling, Wyndham-East Kimberley.