Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Boerhavia linearifolia
Boerhavia linearifolia A. Gray
Narrowleaf Spiderling
Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock Family)
USDA Symbol: BOLI2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Boerhavia linearifolia
Narrowleaf Spiderling
Nyctaginaceae
Location: N of Canyon Lake, 880 Military Dr., Canyon Lake IslandLatitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Plentiful on open grassy dry areas.
Description: Many-branched, ground hugging plant. Woody root, stems sticky. Flowers purple-red, 1/4" wide and bloom from bottom up.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: May 19, 1992
Specimen number: 43
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0223
Accession Date: July 17, 1992
Accession Number: 16
Annotations: SVFXC