Bush Spiderling (Boerhaavia gracillima)

   
 

Bush Spiderling (Boerhaavia gracillima), Big Bend. Photographs by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Bush Spiderling
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Boerhaavia gracillima (beer-HAH-vee-uh grah-SILL-ih-muh)
• Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four-o'clock Family)
• Geographic Range: Trans-Pecos Texas and southern New Mexico and south into Mexico; west to Baja California.
• Plant Form: Perennial herb, to 3 ft. diameter.
• Remarks: Genus also spelled Boerhavia.

Last Update: 25 Feb 2005