Boerhavia gracillima
(Slim-stalk Spiderling)
Boerhavia gracillima, Davis Mountains State Park, Jeff Davis Co. 6034
Boerhavia gracillima, Davis Mountains State Park, Jeff Davis Co. 6044
Boerhavia gracillima, Davis Mountains State Park, Jeff Davis Co. 6063
Boerhavia gracillima, Davis Mountains State Park, Jeff Davis Co. 6060
| Scientific Name | Boerhavia gracillima | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BOGR |
| Common Name | Slim-stalk Spiderling | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 19672 |
| Family | Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry soils in usually rocky areas, roadsides, desert scrub, grasslands and woodlands; 2,500 to 4,000 ft. Plant: Branching perennial with slender erect to decumbent stems, 8 to 60 inches tall. Leaves: Mostly in lower half of the plant,opposite, broadly rhombic to elliptic-oblong or broadly to narrowly ovate, 3/4 to 1-3/4 inches long and 1/2-inch to almost 2 inches wide; upper leaves smaller; larger leaves on petioles that are very short to 1 inch long; entire or sinuate, often undulate margins; smooth bright green to grayish upper surface, lower surface much paler and smooth or with hairs on veins. Inflorescence: Single (or a couple) small dark red flowers on long, forked, diverging branches; funnel-shaped blossoms 1/4 to 1/3-inch across with 2 or 3 protruding stamens. Bloom Period: April to September. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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