Calflora: Boerhavia wrightii

Boerhavia wrightii A. Gray

Wright's Boerhavia, Wright's spiderling, largebract spiderling

Boerhavia wrightii, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

Communities:	Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland
Elevation:	between 70 and 1350 meters
Family:	NYCTAGINACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Boerhavia found in California.

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Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

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See a detailed Distribution of this plant in California.

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Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

Imperial: 13 / 12 CCH Inyo: 4 / 2 CCH Riverside: 58 / 55 CCH San Bernardino: 91 / 86 CCH San Diego: 9 / 6 CCH

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Boerhavia wrightii from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (BOWR)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database