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Boerhavia coccinea

P. Mill.

Scarlet Spiderling

G5Secure Found in 29 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152660
Element CodePDNYC060G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyNyctaginaceae
GenusBoerhavia
Other Common Names
scarlet spiderling (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-11-18
Change Date1993-11-18
Edition Date1993-11-18
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
Widespread in the Americas.
Range Extent Comments
CA, southeast US and northwest South America.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry disturbed places; <1000 m.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandSNRYes
HawaiiSNANo
ArizonaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (29)
Arizona (21)
AreaForestAcres
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
GoldfieldTonto National Forest15,257
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Hell HoleApache-Sitgreaves National Forests15,512
Horse MesaTonto National Forest9,146
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Lower Romero WSRCoronado National Forest10
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
MuldoonPrescott National Forest5,821
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Cactus Springs BSan Bernardino National Forest3,106
CalienteCleveland National Forest5,953
Hixon FlatSan Bernardino National Forest8,095
Red MountainAngeles National Forest8,034
Rouse HillSan Bernardino National Forest13,745
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.