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Boerhavia triquetra

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Boerhavia triquetra
B. triquetra var. intermedia

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Boerhavia
Species:
B. triquetra
Binomial name
Boerhavia triquetra
S.Watson
Synonyms
  • Boerhavia erecta var. intermedia (M. E. Jones) Kearney & Peebles
  • Boerhavia intermedia M. E. Jones
  • Boerhavia universitatis Standl.

Boerhavia triquetra, commonly known as creeping sticky stem, five-wing spiderling, slender spiderling, or spiderling, is an annual species of spiderling plant in the four o'clock family (Nyctaginaceae).

Description

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This species of plant is an annual herb that is somewhat variable in appearance, but in general it is loosely clumping, raising erect stems up to half a metre in height. It has lance-shaped, wavy-margined leaves and bears a branching inflorescence of clustered or singular flowers, each pale pink flower only one or two millimetres across. The clustered fruits that appear afterwards are tiny club-shaped, ridged achenes less than 3 mm long. This is a hardy plant, growing in arid, rocky, or disturbed areas, and often showing up as a roadside weed.

Distribution and habitat

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This species is a fairly widespread in the south-western United States and northern Mexico. It is native to California and Arizona, in habitats of the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert.

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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