Article Nº 0209 Plant Vol. I · p. 125
Amor-de-burro (Bidens pilosa)
An annual composite plant from South America, naturalised in Madeira and used in the countryside as an emmenagogue; also called setas and malpica.
An annual tubuliflorous composite, native to South America and fully naturalised in Madeira. Its upper leaves are usually 3-sect and its fruits bear 2–4 rigid, retrorsely ciliate awns. It is widely used in the countryside as an emmenagogue, and is also known as setas and malpica.
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