Species Detail Forb

Flowers		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Boerhavia erecta - erect spiderling Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Nyctaginaceae
Flowers


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual or perennial Similar Species: Boerhavia intermedia
General Desc: Erect plant with leaves mostly in the basal half and with a branched, rounded inflorescence of tiny pink flowers.
Identification notes: The branched inflorescence is not elongated like most other Boerhavia species. It has some false umbels with pedicels (flower stalks) of unequal lengths. The fruits are without hairs.
Height: 8 to 47 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Flats, slopes and woodlands. Disturbed soil and stream beds.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3000 - 5000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: White to pink Shape: Regular in round clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: May - Dec
Description: Tiny 5-petaled white flowers tinged with pink in a branched, rounded inflorescence that has false umbels with flower stalks of unequal lengths.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Stems sometimes reddish-tinged. Leaves mostly in basal half; gland-dotted below.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Pale greenish to light brown
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Fruits with 5 narrow ridges and broad, wrinkled grooves. 1 to 11 fruits per cluster. Fruits are pale greenish to straw or tan (light brown).


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