Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mauna Loa Beggarticks being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Coreocarpus dissectus
- Senecio brasiliensis — considered toxic
- Senecio linifolius — considered toxic
- Senecio rudbeckiifolius — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Bidens
- Species
- Bidens menziesii
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