Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Boerhavia erecta is an inconspicuous, annual spiderling. The anthocarps (fruits) are glabrous, unlike some other
annual Boerhavias that have glandular hairs on the fruits. The peduncles (branches to the flowers and
fruits) are glabrous, without hairs or glands. The fruits themselves have 5 ribs and are widest away from
the attachment of the peduncles. The last part of the inflorescence is nearly but not perfectly an umbel.
Boerhavia erecta is found on dry lower elevation sand banks along seasonal creeks in the Gila.
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Boerhavia erecta, sub-umbellate terminal portion of inflorescence, photo Andrew Tree, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Road, August 18, 2024
Boerhavia erecta, sub-umbellate terminal portion of inflorescence, photo Andrew Tree, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Road, August 18, 2024
Boerhavia erecta, photo Russ Kleinman, Cole Hadden & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, September 19, 2017
Boerhavia erecta, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Cole Hadden & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, September 19, 2017
Boerhavia erecta, sub-umbellate terminal portion of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Cole Hadden & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, September 19, 2017
Boerhavia erecta, sub-umbellate terminal portion of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Cole Hadden & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, September 19, 2017
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