Scarlet Spiderling (Boerhaavia coccinea)

   
 

Scarlet Spiderling (Boerhaavia coccinea), Organ Mountains, New Mexico. Photographs by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Scarlet Spiderling
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Boerhaavia coccinea (beer-HAH-vee-uh cock-SIN-ee-uh)
• Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four-o'clock Family)
• Geographic Range: Montana east to Wisconsin, north into Canada and south into Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial herb.
• Remarks: Genus also spelled Boerhavia.

Last Update: 25 Feb 2005