Latin name: Boerhavia coulteri (Hook. f.) S. Watson var. palmeri (S. Watson) Spellenb. Pronunciation: bore-HA-vee-a KOLE-ter-eye PALM-er-eye Common name: Coulter's spiderling Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock) Habitat: Washes and flats to 4000', Colorado Desert Blooming period: September to November Name derivations: 1) Boerhavia 2) coulteri 3) palmeri

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