Boerhavia diffusa
Red Spiderling
Also known as: Axia cochinchinensis Lour. +13 more
- Axia cochinchinensis Lour.
- Boerhavia caespitosa Ridl.
- Boerhavia decumbens Vahl
- Boerhavia diffusa f. subhirsuta Heimerl
- Boerhavia diffusa var. diffusa
- Boerhavia diffusa var. paniculata D.Parodi
- Boerhavia diffusa var. pubescens Choisy
- Boerhavia diffusa var. pubescens Seem.
- Boerhavia diffusa var. vulgaris Domin
- Boerhavia laxa Pers.
- Boerhavia paniculata f. esetosa Heimerl
- Boerhavia paniculata f. multiglandulosa Heimerl ex Parodi
- Boerhavia paniculata f. setosa Heimerl
- Boerhavia paniculata Lam.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Nyctaginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Boerhavia diffusa (commonly known as Red Spiderling) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Nyctaginaceae family. Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern South America, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Europe, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Aldabra, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Desventurados Is., Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kazan-retto, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South Carolina, South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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, Andaman Is., Angola, Brazil North, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue