Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Boerhaavia purpurascens is an annual herb that blooms in the fall. The pinkish to purple flowers are small and in cymose clusters. The fruits are glabrous and the floral bracts are at least as long as the fruits. Boerhaavia purpurascens is found in canyon bottoms and in dry sandy areas.
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Boerhaavia purpurascens, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, Aug. 17, 2008
Boerhaavia purpurascens, annual root system, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, Aug. 17, 2008
Boerhaavia purpurascens, cymose inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, Aug. 17, 2008
Boerhaavia purpurascens, glandular inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, Aug. 17, 2008
Boerhaavia purpurascens, leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, Aug. 17, 2008
Boerhaavia purpurascens, glabrous fruit with bracts as long as fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, Aug. 17, 2008
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