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Boerhavia gracillima

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Nyctaginaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Boerhavia

Similar
  
Boerhavia wrightii, Boerhavia coulteri, Boerhavia intermedia, Boerhavia dominii, Anulocaulis

Boerhavia gracillima, the Slimstalk spiderling, is a plant species native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico. It prefers dry, rocky areas such as grasslands, desert scrub, roadsides and pinyon-juniper woodlands.


Boerhavia gracillima is a perennial herb, often woody at the base. Stems are trailing to erect, with many branches. Leaves are mostly on the lower half of the plant, getting smaller further up. Flowers are red, clustered in the axils of the leaves or at the tips of the stems, each flower up to 4.5 mm (0.2 inches) long.

References

Boerhavia gracillima Wikipedia