Latin name: Boerhavia triquetra S. Watson var. intermedia (M.E. Jones) Spellenb. Pronunciation: bore-HA-vee-a tri-KET-tra in-ter-ME-dee-a Common name: Slender spiderling Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock) Habitat: Dry washes and flats to 4000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, Little San Bernardino Mts south and east, Anza-Borrego Blooming period: August to October Name derivations: 1) Boerhavia 2) triquetra 3) intermedia |
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