Latin name: Boerhavia wrightii A. Gray
Pronunciation: bore-HA-vee-a RITE-ee-eye
Common name: Wright's spiderling
Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock)
Habitat: Sandy and gravelly flats and washes to 4500', creosote bush scrub and joshua tree woodland, both deserts
Blooming period: August to December
Name derivations: 1) Boerhavia 2) wrightii
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