Creeping Spiderling (Boerhaavia spicata)
Creeping Spiderling (Boerhaavia spicata), Organ Mountains, New Mexico. Photograph by Gertrud Konings.
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Common English Names: Creeping Spiderling
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Common Spanish Names:
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Scientific Name: Boerhaavia spicata (beer-HAH-vee-uh spih-KAY-tuh)
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Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four-o'clock Family)
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Geographic Range: Central Texas to southeastern California and south into Mexico.
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Plant Form: Annual herb.
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Remarks: Genus also spelled Boerhavia.
Last Update: 25 Feb 2005