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Mathis' Spiderling (Boerhavia ciliata)

Description

A small perennial herb with woody roots and small, bright pink flowers that bloom from April to December in response to periodic rainfall.Bare rock/talus/scree, Shrubland/chaparral Open thorn shrublands in shallow sandy to gravelly soils over limestone or on bare limestone or caliche outcrops, including disturbance-created bedrock exposures. Often under shrubs.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Nyctaginaceae

              • Genus: Boerhavia