Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Boerhavia megaptera (Large-winged Spiderling)
|
Habitat: mountains,rocky slopes
Life Form: forb,annual Leaf Description: opposite,simple,oblong to lanceolate,entire,punctate Flower Color: pink or magenta Flowering Period: Summer and fall Spines: spineless Family: Nyctaginaceae (4-o'clock family) Abundance: rare Additional Information: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 17. Eudicots: Nyctaginaceae to Plumbaginaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-34: 1-77. Published 11 May 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 12 (8.7 MB pdf) |
Our member horticultural expert is Hank Jorgensen. For more information on this plant species, see Hank's page (opens in a new tab).
Copyright Creative Commons
HTML & Programing by
Thomas R. Powell