Nyctaginaceae

Slimstalk spiderling

Boerhavia gracillima Heimerl

Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Boerhavia

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Slimstalk spiderling (Boerhavia gracillima) — FlowerPhoto: Rodolfo Maximiliano Gutiérrez-Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Slimstalk spiderling

Synonyms

Boerhavia gracillima subsp. decalvata Heimerl

Flowers

In flower: May, August to November (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Rodolfo Maximiliano Gutiérrez-Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris (CP) and Pamela (PP) Pipes, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Augusto Olmos Mercado, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bill Levine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Augusto Olmos Mercado, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mauricio Calderón Cadena, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Augusto Olmos Mercado, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.