Status: Native
Synonyms:
Boerhavia ixodes Standley
Boerhavia ramulosa M.E. Jones
Boerhavia viscosa Lagasca & Rodriguez var. oligadena Heimerl
Boerhaavia coccinea is a perennial herb, usually spreading in form. The leaves
are glabrous and the flowers are pink to purple and only a few millimeters long. It is
found on dry slopes at low elevation. The fruit is glandular pubescent.
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Boerhavia coccinea, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Three Gate Road, Sept. 18, 2007
Boerhavia coccinea, glandular cymose inflorescence with slightly exerted stamens and glandular fruit, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Wild Horse Canyon, July 8, 2007
Boerhavia coccinea, 3x macro of sticky glandular cymose inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Newby Road, June 8, 2009
Boerhavia coccinea, 1x macro of sticky glandular cymose inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, August 22, 2012
Boerhavia coccinea, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, August 22, 2012
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