Boerhavia coccinea
Hog Meat, Hog Meat Bush
Other regional names: Hogweed +2 more
- Hogweed
- Potta Potta
- Scarlet Spiderling
Also known as: Boerhavia adscendens var. pubescens Choisy +16 more
- Boerhavia adscendens var. pubescens Choisy
- Boerhavia bracteata T.Cooke
- Boerhavia caribaea Jacq.
- Boerhavia coccinea f. parcehirsuta Heimerl
- Boerhavia coccinea var. pubescens (Choisy) Cufod.
- Boerhavia coccinea var. viscosa (Lag. & Rodr.) Moscoso
- Boerhavia diffusa f. crassifolia Domin
- Boerhavia diffusa Sw.
- Boerhavia diffusa var. acrophila Domin
- Boerhavia diffusa var. hirsuta (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Boerhavia diffusa var. hirsuta Heimerl
- Boerhavia diffusa var. hirta Balle
- Boerhavia diffusa var. obtusifolia Choisy
- Boerhavia diffusa var. obtusifolia Cordem., 1895
- Boerhavia diffusa var. paniculata Kuntze
- Boerhavia diffusa var. undulata (Asch. & Schweinf.) Cufod.
- Boerhavia diffusa var. viscosa (Lag. & Rodr.) Heimerl
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Nyctaginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Boerhavia coccinea (commonly known as Hog Meat or Hog Meat Bush) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant within the Nyctaginaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, California, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Algeria, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Maryland, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Virginia, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe