Bidens macroptera

{{Short description|Species of plant}} {{Speciesbox | image = Bidens macroptera imported from iNaturalist photo 319795543 on 19 September 2024.jpg | genus = Bidens | species = macroptera | authority = (Sch.Bip. ex Chiov.) Mesfin }} '''''Bidens macroptera''''', or '''''adey abeba''''', is a flowering plant native to Ethiopia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adey Abeba articles - Encyclopedia of Life|url=https://eol.org/pages/6233979/articles|access-date=2020-09-21|website=eol.org}}</ref> In Ethiopia, adey abeba symbolizes the end of the rainy season and the start of Spring (ፀደይ). It also indicates the end of a year and the beginning of a new one. For Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash), a group of young girls sing the traditional new year song Abebayehosh (አበባየሁሽ) and give adey abeba to their parents and loved ones as a symbol of luck and blessing for the new year.

== Symbol == The flower adey abeba symbolizes not only the end of the rainy season and the start of summer but also indicates the end of a year and the beginning of a new one. it only blossoms in August and stays for two months. It's a small flower with 8 yellow petals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-12 |title=Ethiopian New Year, Enkutatash, Adey Abeba Flower |url=https://www.pleasureethiopia.com/blog/post/ethiopian-new-yearethiopian-calendar/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=www.pleasureethiopia.com |language=en}}</ref>

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