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Bidens alba is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as shepherd's needles, beggarticks, Spanish needles, or butterfly needles. [1] Bidens means two- toothed, describing the two projections found at the top of the seeds, and alba refers to the white ray florets. [ 2 ]
Scandix pecten-veneris (shepherd's-needle, Venus' comb, Stork's needle) is a species of edible plant belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is native to Eurasia, but is known to occur elsewhere. It is native to Eurasia, but is known to occur elsewhere.
Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia, [12] huisache, [13] casha tree, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its flowers are used in the perfume industry.
The plant is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of insomnia and anxiety, despite serious safety concerns. [118] A 2006 study suggested medicinal potential. [119] Plantago lanceolata: Plantain It is used frequently in herbal teas and other herbal remedies. [120] A tea from the leaves is used as a highly effective cough medicine.
Rosette (a), pointed leaves, flowers (c–e), pods (i, k) Capsella bursa-pastoris plants grow from a rosette of lobed leaves at the base. From the base emerges a stem most often 10–50 cm (4–20 in) tall, but occasionally as much as 70 cm (28 in) or as little as 2 cm (3 ⁄ 4 in), which bears a few pointed leaves which partly grasp the stem. [3]
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Boscia foetida, commonly known as the stink shepherd's tree and the smelly shepherd's bush, [1] is an evergreen shrub or tree that is native to the warmer and drier parts southern Africa. [2] It is found in semi-desert and arid bushveld , and in the west it occurs commonly in areas which are otherwise sparsely wooded. [ 3 ]
Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera, commonly known as silver needlewood, needlewood, needle bush, needle hakea [2] or kulua, [3] is a shrub or small tree with cylinder-shaped leaves and with flowers which have a covering of white, woolly hairs on the flower stalks.