Boerhavia erecta
Erect Spiderling, Hogmeat
Also known as: Boerhavia atomaria Raf. +15 more
- Boerhavia atomaria Raf.
- Boerhavia diandra Burm.fil.
- Boerhavia discolor Kunth
- Boerhavia elongata Salisb.
- Boerhavia erecta f. subepunctata Heimerl
- Boerhavia erecta subsp. thornberi (M.E.Jones) Standl.
- Boerhavia erecta var. thornberi (M.E.Jones) Standl.
- Boerhavia lateriflora Standl.
- Boerhavia paniculata subsp. thornberi (M.E.Jones) Standl.
- Boerhavia paniculata var. subacuta Choisy
- Boerhavia punarnava Saha & K.H.Krishnam.
- Boerhavia scabrida Steud. & Hochst. ex Steud.
- Boerhavia thornberi M.E.Jones
- Boerhavia virgata Kunth
- Senkenbergia erecta (L.) Hook.fil.
- Valeriana latifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Nyctaginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Boerhavia erecta (commonly known as Erect Spiderling or Hogmeat) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Nyctaginaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with 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, North-Central U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cape Provinces, Chad, Comoros, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maryland, Mauritania, Mexican Pacific Is., Missouri, Mozambique, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Niger, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe