Nyctaginaceae
Climbing wartclub
Boerhavia scandens
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Boerhavia
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Boerhavia scandensNyctaginaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Climbing wartclub
Synonyms
- Boerhavia grahamii A.Gray
- Boerhavia sarmentosa Willd.
- Commicarpus scandens (L.) Standl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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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.