Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia elegans
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Boerhavia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- حثرة أنيقة
- Persian
- سرخ سرک
Synonyms
- Boerhavia elegans subsp. stenophylla (Boiss.) A.G.Mill.
- Boerhavia elegans var. stenophylla Boiss.
- Boerhavia repens var. ehrenbergii Asch. & Schweinf.
- Boerhavia rubicunda Steud.
- Boerhavia rubicunda var. stenophylla (Boiss.) Fosberg
Photos
Photo: Dedaban, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacky Judas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacky Judas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.