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| Scientific Name | Boerhavia coccinea | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BOCO |
| Common Name | Scarlet Spiderling | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 501005 |
| Family | Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Sandy or rocky soils in open areas, grasslands, washes, roadsides and disturbed areas. Plant: Sprawling, sometimes erect perennial with a few to many branching, glandular-hairy, stems 1 to 4 ft. long. Leaves: Opposite, nearly round to oval or ovate-oblong blades 5/8 to 2-1/8 inches long on petioles that are very short to 1-5/8 inches long; margins are sinuate. Inflorescence: Small clusters of very small purple-red to scarlet flowers at branch tips and axils; bell-shaped perianth (blossom) less than 3/8-inch across with 5 lobes; 2 to 3 slightly protruding stamens. Bloom Period: May to November. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and SEINet. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
| 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. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
