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Bidens tripartita
| Common name: |
Burr Marigold |
Family: |
Compositae |
| Author: |
L. |
Botanical references: |
17, 200 |
| Synonyms: |
Bidens connata (Muhl. ex Willd.), Bidens comosa ((A.Gray.)Wiegand.) |
| Known Hazards: |
None known |
| Range: |
Most of Europe, including Britain, north to 63° , east to W. Asia. |
| Habitat: |
Ditches, pond and lake margins, sides of streams etc[17]. |
| Edibility Rating (1-5): |
2 | Medicinal Rating (1-5): | 2 |
| Other Possible Synonyms: | From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below. |
| B. acuta[B,P]
B. connata var. ambiversa[B,P]
B. connata var. anomala[B,P]
B. connata var. fallax[B,P]
B. connata var. gracilipes[B,P]
B. connata var. inundata[B,P]
B. connata var. petiolata[B,P]
B. connata var. pinnata[B,P]
B. connata var. submutica[B,P]
B. tripartitus[E]
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| Other Common Names: | From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below. |
| Bastard Agrimony [H], Bastard Hemp [H], Bur Beggarsticks [L], Bur-Marigold [H], Lang Pa Ts'Ao [E], Purple-stem Beggarticks [B], Purplestem Beggarticks [P], Qinnab Maiy [E], Sukeneviri [E], Swamp Beggar-ticks [L], Tel Maiy [E], Three-lobe Beggarticks [B], Threelobe Beggarticks [P], Trifid Bur-Marigold [H], Trifid Bur-marigold [L], Veerdelig Tandzaad [D], Water Agrimony [H,E], Water Hemp [H], |
| Epithets: | From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets |
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tripartita = 3 parts
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| Systematics: | From a USDA Plants Database |
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Order: Asterales. Renamed to Asteraceae -- Aster family
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| Other Range Info: |
From the Ethnobotany Database |
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China
Europe Iraq Turkey
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Physical Characteristics
Annual growing to 0.6m by 0.3m . It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower from July to September. The scented flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees and hover-flies.
We rate it 2/5 for edibility and
2/5 for medicinal use.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
It cannot grow in the shade.
It requires moist or wet soil.
Habitats and Possible Locations
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds.Edible Uses
Leaves.
Young leaves - cooked[105, 177, 183].
Medicinal Uses
Disclaimer
Antiseptic
Aperient Astringent Diuretic Emmenagogue Febrifuge Narcotic Sedative Styptic.
Burr marigold is little used as a medicine nowadays, but it was once
esteemed for its styptic properties being used to quickly staunch blood flow
- it was often used to treat uterine haemorrhage and conditions producing
blood in the urine[254].
The whole plant is antiseptic, aperient, astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue,
febrifuge, narcotic, sedative, styptic and sudorific[4, 61, 165, 218]. It is
an excellent remedy for ruptured blood vessels and bleeding of any kind, and
is of benefit to people with consumption[4]. It is used internally to treat
bladder and kidney problems, blood in the urine, uterine bleeding, ulcerative
colitis and peptic ulcers[238, 254]. Externally, it is used in the treatment
of alopecia[238]. It is usually combined with a carminative herb such as
ginger when used to treat digestive tract ailments[254].
The plant is harvested as it comes into flower and is dried for later
use[238]. We have a more details factsheet on the history and medicinal use of this plant. Email webmaster@pfaf.org for details.
Other Uses
Dye
Repellent.
Yields a black dye[178]. The part of the plant that is used is not
specified.
The burning herb repels insects and flies[268].
The flowers yield a yellow dye of indifferent quality when alum is used as a
mordant[4, 115, 268].
Cultivation details
Succeeds in any moderately fertile damp to wet soil in full sun[200,
238].
The flowering heads smell like rosin or cedar when they are burnt[4].
The seed coats have reflexed prickles which allow them to adhere to
clothing, animal fur etc[4]. When growing on the edge a pond, these seeds
have been known to kill goldfish by adhering to their gills[4].
Propagation
Seed - sow in situ during early spring and only just cover the seed. So
long as the soil does not dry out, the seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks
at 15° c[134].
Scent
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Flowers: Crushed
- The flowering heads smell like rosin or cedar when they are burnt.
Suppliers
For more details of plant suppliers please see our Suppliers Page which lists many more places to look.
Web References
- Details of Medicinal Uses, Habitats, etc. in M. Grieve A Modern Herbal (1931) [4]
- [H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
- [E] Ethnobotany Data
(common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
- [B] Data
(Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
- [G] Data
(Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
- [C] Taxon data.
from the CalFlora database.
- [P] Data.
(uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
- [HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database
References for Bidens connata (a possible synonym).
References for Bidens tripartitus (a possible synonym).
References for bidens tripartita (a possible synonym).
See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.
Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.
[4] Grieve. A Modern Herbal. Penguin 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9
Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants.
[17] Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
[61] Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974 ISBN 0094579202
Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
[105] Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976
The most comprehensive guide to edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
[115] Johnson. C. P. The Useful Plants of Great Britain.
Written about a hundred years ago, but still a very good guide to the useful plants of Britain.
[134] Rice. G. (Editor) Growing from Seed. Volume 2. Thompson and Morgan. 1988
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation. An interesting article on Ensete ventricosum.
[165] Mills. S. Y. The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism.
An excellent small herbal.
[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984 ISBN 3874292169
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
[178] Stuart. Rev. G. A. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre
A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.
[183] Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications 1990 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9
Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[218] Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S. Medicinal Plants of China Reference Publications, Inc. 1985 ISBN 0-917256-20-4
Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject.
[238] Bown. D. Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Dorling Kindersley, London. 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31
A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant.
[245] Genders. R. Scented Flora of the World. Robert Hale. London. 1994 ISBN 0-7090-5440-8
An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations.
[254] Chevallier. A. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Dorling Kindersley. London 1996 ISBN 9-780751-303148
An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world.
[268] Stuart. M. (Editor) The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism Orbis Publishing. London. 1979 ISBN 0-85613-067-2
Excellent herbal with good concise information on over 400 herbs.
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