Boerhavia diffusa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Boerhavia diffusa L.

Red spiderling

2018 Richard Spellenberg

Boerhavia diffusa is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~5 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Boerhavia
Family:	Nyctaginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Southern Oak Woodland, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Boerhavia glabrata

Information about Boerhavia diffusa from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BODI3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).