This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
cobbler's pegs.
Bidens pilosa
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Asteraceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 33 Fraser Coast localities: Takura, Point Vernon, Prawle, Tiaro, Craignish, Howard, Urraween, Pialba, Urangan, River Heads, Beelbi Creek, Yengarie, Toogoom, Poona, Granville, Bidwill, Glenorchy, Bauple, Maryborough, Teddington, Tinana, Owanyilla, Tinnanbar, Great Sandy Strait, Walkers Point, Gundiah, Doongul, Burrum Heads, Talegalla Weir, Walligan, Mount Urah, Dundowran Beach, Booral.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
