Boerhavia
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 Spiderling (Boerhavia intermedia)
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Boerhavia, the spiderlings, is a genus of about 40 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. The common name refers to the appearance of a spider or spider's web given by the numerous long, slender and interlocking stems of the inflorescences. Named for H. Boerhaave, Dutch botanist.
They are native to mostly warm tropical areas.
- Selected species
- Boerhavia anisophylla Torr. -- wineflower
- Boerhavia coccinea P. Mill. -- scarlet spiderling
- Boerhavia coulteri (Hook. f.) S. Wats. -- Coulter spiderling, Coulter's spiderling
- Boerhavia diffusa L. -- red spiderling
- Boerhavia erecta L. -- erect spiderling
- Boerhavia gracillima Heimerl -- slim-stalk spiderling, slimstalk spiderling
- Boerhavia herbstii Fosberg -- alena
- Boerhavia intermedia M.E. Jones -- five-wing spiderling, fivewing spiderling, Jone's boerhavia
- Boerhavia linearifolia Gray -- narrowleaf spiderling
- Boerhavia mathisiana F.B. Jones -- Mathis' spiderling
- Boerhavia megaptera Standl. -- annual spiderling, Tucson Mountain spiderling
- Boerhavia pterocarpa S. Wats. -- Apache Pass spiderling
- Boerhavia purpurascens Gray -- purple spiderling
- Boerhavia repens L. --
- Boerhavia scandens L. -- climbing spiderling, climbing wartclub, wishbone vine
- Boerhavia spicata Choisy -- creeping spiderling
- Boerhavia triquetra S. Wats. -- slender spiderling
- Boerhavia wrightii Gray -- Wright's boerhavia
[edit] Cultivation and uses
Several species of Boerhavia are important weeds in agricultural and horticultural settings.
[edit] References and external links
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