Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia hirsuta
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Boerhavia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Guarani
- Ka'arurupe
- Portuguese
- Erva-tostão
Synonyms
- Boerhavia decumbens Vahl
- Boerhavia diffusa var. hirsuta Kuntze
- Boerhavia laxa Pers.
- Boerhavia obtusifolia Steud.
- Boerhavia paniculata Lam.
Flowers
- In flower
- January, March to November (from 841 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Erect spiderlingBoerhavia erectaNyctaginaceae
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- AlenaBoerhavia herbstiiNyctaginaceae
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.