Creeping Spiderling (Boerhaavia spicata)

   
 

Creeping Spiderling (Boerhaavia spicata), Organ Mountains, New Mexico. Photograph by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Creeping Spiderling
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Boerhaavia spicata (beer-HAH-vee-uh spih-KAY-tuh)
• Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four-o'clock Family)
• Geographic Range: Central Texas to southeastern California and south into Mexico.
• Plant Form: Annual herb.
• Remarks: Genus also spelled Boerhavia.

Last Update: 25 Feb 2005