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Nyctaginaceae

Anena

Boerhavia repens L.

Family
Nyctaginaceae
Genus
Boerhavia

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Anena: Boerhavia repens (habit). Location: Kure Atoll, inland
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Arabic
حثرة زاحفة
Bangla
পুনন্ররবা
Chinese
匍匐黄细心, 黃細心
English
Anena, Common hogweed

Synonyms

  • Boerhavia angustifolia Span.
  • Boerhavia ascendens Schumach.
  • Boerhavia bicolor Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
  • Boerhavia cortensis Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
  • Boerhavia diffusa var. gymnocarpa Heimerl
  • Boerhavia diffusa var. minor (Delile) Cufod.
  • Boerhavia diffusa var. pseudotetrandra Heimerl
  • Boerhavia diffusa var. sandwicensis Heimerl
  • Boerhavia eglandulosa Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
  • Boerhavia hirsuta Willd.
  • Boerhavia insularis Bojer
  • Boerhavia maroccana Ball
  • Boerhavia minutiflora Span.
  • Boerhavia periplocifolia Sieber ex Choisy
  • Boerhavia polymorpha Rich.
  • Boerhavia pubescens R.Br.
  • Boerhavia repens var. amphilahensis A.Terracc.
  • Boerhavia repens var. maris-indici Fosberg
  • Boerhavia repens var. minor Delile
  • Boerhavia repens var. procumbens (Banks ex Roxb.) Hook.f.
  • Boerhavia repens var. pubescens (R.Br.) Fosberg
  • Boerhavia rupestris Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
  • Boerhavia sessiliflora Steud.
  • Boerhavia suberosa C.Sm.
  • Boerhavia sumata Zipp. ex Span.
  • Boerhavia surinamensis Miq.
  • Boerhavia tomentosa Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
  • Boerhavia undulata Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
  • Boerhavia viscosa Fresen.
  • Dantia nubica Lipp.

Flowers

In flower
April to February (from 87 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native, Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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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.