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Asteraceae

Cobbler's tack

Glossocardia bidens (Retz.) Veldkamp

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Glossocardia

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Cobbler's tack: Cobblers Tack, Glossocardia bidens . Leaves are thin and spindly. Skillion Nature Reserve, NSW, Australia, April 2014.
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
香茹, 鹞鹰爪, 鹿角草, 鹿角草(香茹), 風茹草
English
Cobbler's tack

Synonyms

  • Bidens denudata Turcz.
  • Bidens meyeniana Walp.
  • Bidens novae-caledoniae Forst. ex Schltdl.
  • Bidens pinnatifida Forst. ex DC.
  • Bidens rigida Hort.Calc. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Bidens tenuifolia Labill.
  • Coreopsis tanna Steud.
  • Coreopsis tannensis Biehler
  • Glossogyne bidens (Retz.) Alston
  • Glossogyne bidentidea F.Muell.
  • Glossogyne oluanpiensis S.S.Ying
  • Glossogyne pedunculosa DC.
  • Glossogyne pinnatifida DC.
  • Glossogyne pinnatifida DC. ex Wight
  • Glossogyne tannensis (Spreng.) Garn.-Jones
  • Glossogyne tenuifolia (Labill.) Cass. ex Cass.
  • Glossogyne tenuifolia (Labill.) Cass. ex Less.
  • Glossogyne tenuifolia var. divaricata Domin
  • Glossogyne tenuifolia var. tenuifolia
  • Neuractis bidens (Retz.) Veldkamp ex Mesfin
  • Zinnia bidens Retz.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.