Narrowleaf Spiderling (Boerhaavia linearifolia)

   
 

Narrowleaf Spiderling (Boerhaavia linearifolia), Amistad, Texas. Photographs by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Narrowleaf Spiderling
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Boerhaavia linearifolia (beer-HAH-vee-uh lin-ee-air-rih-FO-lee-uh)
• Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four-o'clock Family)
• Geographic Range: New Mexico and Texas, south into Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial subshrub to herb.
• Remarks: Genus also spelled Boerhavia.

Last Update: 25 Feb 2005