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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Mahler, Mar 1985
Determination History
Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Western Sanibel. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Description Small weed, decumbent to erect.
Habitat Cultivated soil.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector W. C. Brumbach 9055
Collection Date 01 Oct 1976
Accession Number 131707
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Mahler, Mar 1985
Determination History
Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : University of South Florida Campus. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Description Cleared as a weed.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector C. P. Sreemadhavan 5590
Collection Date Jul 1972
Accession Number 101194
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Intersection of SW 134th Avenue and 222nd Street.
Description Weed.
Habitat Edge of farm field.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector K. A. Bradley 803
Collection Date 03 Oct 1997
Accession Number 223269
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Mahler, Mar 1985
Determination History
Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Lower Captiva. 26° 31' 19" N 82° 11' 21" W
Description Mostly ascending; flowers reddish.
Habitat Disturbed ground.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector W. C. Brumbach 9268
Collection Date 20 Jun 1977
Accession Number 139092
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : Mt. Plymouth. 28° 40' 60" N 81° 31' 60" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector R. F. Daubenmire
with J. Daubenmire
Collection Date 01 Jul 1989
Accession Number 203296
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : T18S, R26E, Sec. 5.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector R. F. Daubenmire
with J. Daubenmire
Collection Date 24 Sep 1987
Accession Number 200901
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: B. K. Holst,
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Historic Spanish Point. W of US 41 in Osprey; near Guptil House. 27° 12' 13" N 82° 29' 44" W
Description Erect to spreading herb; flowers whitish with pink tinge.
Habitat Disturbed shady area.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 5 to m
Specimen Notes
Collector B. K. Holst 7217
with E. Adams, P. Gonsiska, A. Smith, A. Stoddart
Collection Date 01 Jul 1999
Accession Number 250456
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Florida , Santa Rosa Co. : E of Gulf Breeze; S side of US 98 E of junction with Ramblewood Drive (just E of Shell gas station). 29° 56' 60" N 85° 12' 0" W
Description Flowers white; fruits glabrous.
Habitat Weedy disturbed roadside; soil sand and shells; with Brachiaria [Urochloa] platyphylla, Cenchrus incertus, Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector J. R. Burkhalter 15147
Collection Date 14 Sep 1996
Accession Number 230502
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality U.S. Virgin Islands. St. John Island Cruz Bay, route 105 from Fish Fry Drive to the intersection of route 105/103 along the N side of Enighed Pond. 18° 19' 60" N 64° 46' 60" W
Habitat Within ruderal, dry scrub, and mangrove fringe communities.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector J. E. Poppleton
with T. Arcuri
Collection Date 25 Aug 1994
Accession Number 222926
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman Island Conch Point.
Description Herb to 4 ft.; flowering heads as feather members leaning out from root at 45; petals white, tinged scarlet at tip; sticky sap.
Habitat Sandy area behind beach ridge.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector M. Brunt
Collection Date 28 Jul 1965
Accession Number 125082
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: N. Chevalier,
Locality Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman Island Horticultural inspection office, Georgetown.
Description Flowers red, green fruits that stick to clothing; 5 dm.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector N. Chevalier
Collection Date 17 Aug 1971
Accession Number 100034
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: N. Chevalier,
Locality Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman Island Georgetown. 19° 17' 13" N 81° 22' 3" W
Description Herb; corollas red; 7 dm.
Habitat Growing in full sunlight.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector N. Chevalier
Collection Date 20 Aug 1971
Accession Number 99913
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Mahler, Mar 1985
Determination History
Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: H. E. Ahles,
Locality USA. South Carolina , Orangeburg Co. : 3.7 mi. SSW of Elloree on SC 47.
Habitat Sandy field.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector R. S. Leisner
Collection Date 19 Jul 1957
Accession Number 14288
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Mahler, Mar 1985
Determination History
Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. North Carolina , New Hanover Co. : Along railroad, near old railroad station, Wilmington.
Description Weed.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector S. W. Leonard
with J. Hackney
Collection Date 11 Aug 1970
Accession Number 100817
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Cameron Par. : Road along LA 27 S of Gibbstown Bridge near Intracoastal Canal S of Hacketts Corner. T13S, R7W.
Habitat Marsh.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector D. D. Taylor
with R. D. Thomas and Aquatic Plants Class
Collection Date 06 Aug 1983
Accession Number 218520
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Mahler, Mar 1985
Determination History
Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Harrison Co. : Vacant lots and railroad; Post Office Gulfport.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector D. Demaree
Collection Date 16 Aug 1954
Accession Number 17905
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Mahler, Mar 1985
Determination History
Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Georgia , McIntosh Co. : Edge of truck garden on Sapelo Island just across from S end of Blackbeard Island.
Description Annual; calyx cream and light lavender; anthers yellow.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector W. H. Duncan
Collection Date 15 Aug 1956
Accession Number 8314
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Mahler, 3/1985
Locality USA. Louisiana , Catahoula Par. : Yards of Lovalace home, Ferry Plantation at Lake Louie.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector R. D. Thomas
with R. Overby, C. Smith, W. Peck IV.
Collection Date 13 Jun 1970
Accession Number 106371
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Mahler, 3/1985
Locality USA. Georgia , Wayne Co. : Railroad yard, Jessup.
Description 30 in. tall with several branches from single root crown, branches decumbent to erect; calyx white, tinged with pink.
Habitat Sandy soil.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector W. H. Duncan
Collection Date 04 Nov 1972
Accession Number 183517
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Mahler, 3/1985
Locality USA. Louisiana , Madison Par. : Abandoned area of Chicago Mills Lumber Yard S of US 80 in W side of Tallulah. T17N, R12E, Sec. 35.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector R. D. Thomas
with N. Rich, T. Briley, D. Dixon.
Collection Date 14 Sep 1979
Accession Number 163921
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Mahler, 3/1985
Locality USA. Louisiana , Evangeline Par. : Along railroad track N and S of US 167 E of LA 3042 in Ville Platte. T4S, R2E, Sec. 21.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector R. D. Thomas
with K. Cormier, S. Thomas.
Collection Date 06 Aug 1978
Accession Number 163922
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Mahler, 3/1985
Locality USA. South Carolina , Richland Co. : Near old train station on Assembly Street near Wheat Street, Columbia.
Description Plants 1 m tall, panicle purplish, diffuse; locally common.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector C. Aulbach-Smith
Collection Date 10 Sep 1980
Accession Number 183776
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1978
Locality Honduras. Choluteca Dept. Near the Choluteca River, near Choluteca. 13° 19' 60" N 87° 4' 60" W
Habitat Woodland.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector P. A. R. Borjas
with F.A. Barkley
Collection Date 06 Jun 1970
Accession Number 109651
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: D.G. Burch & R.P. Wunderlin,
Locality Mexico. Michoacán Above Rio Cancita 13 km E Apatzingan. 19° 5' 35" N 102° 21' 4" W
Habitat Scrub and hillside.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 06 Sep 1970
Accession Number 110541
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality Panama. Chiriquí Prov. City dump; 1 mi. W of Puerto Armuelles. 8° 16' 21" N 82° 51' 40" W
Description Flowers white, tinged with pink.
Habitat Recently disturbed area, bare soil.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 50 to m
Specimen Notes
Collector R. L. Liesner
Collection Date 20 Feb 1973
Accession Number 110438
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality Colombia. Santa Marta Dept. 11° 14' 25" N 74° 12' 40" W
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 250 to ft
Specimen Notes
Collector Herbert H. Smith
Collection Date Jul 1898
Accession Number 56592
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: Westra, 1968
Locality Venezuela. Merida Distrito Sucre, San Juan de Lagunillas. 8° 30' 0" N 71° 25' 0" W
Description Herb, prostrate, leaves somewhat fleshy, corolla brownish-red.
Habitat Xerophytic vegetation on abandoned cultivated grounds.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 1059 to 1160 m
Specimen Notes
Collector J. G. Wessels Boer
Collection Date 25 Apr 1967
Accession Number 97228
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality Mexico. Chiapas 15 mi. E of Arriaga along highway 200. 16° 14' 9" N 93° 53' 60" W
Habitat Area cleared and primarily grasses and sedges with scattered trees; coastal plains.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 100 to ft
Specimen Notes
Collector M. Pennell
with D. Dunn & C. Dziekanowski
Collection Date 20 Jul 1978
Accession Number 136967
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Sep 1989
Locality Belize. Stann Creek Distr. S Water Caye, ca. 16 mi. due E of Dangriga; near buildings, NW region. 16° 57' 49" N 88° 13' 23" W
Description Occasional, discolorous; ascending herb.
Habitat Coral island on barrier reef.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 25 Mar 1989
Accession Number 201844
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality Nicaragua. Managua Dept. Vicinity of Escuela Nacional de Agricultura y Ganaderia; route 1, 12 km E of Managua. 12° 0' 0" N 86° 25' 0" W
Habitat In an open pasture.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector F. C. Seymour
Collection Date 19 Dec 1968
Accession Number 125952
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L. - Determined By: M. Nee, 1981
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Apazapan Mun. : Baños de Carrizal, 7 km SE of Emiliano Zapata [=Carrizal]; both sides of the Rio Jalcomulco. 19° 18' 60" N 96° 38' 0" W
Description Flowers light lavender.
Habitat Selva baja caducifolia; weedy and disturbed areas; vicinity of the sulfur springs.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 250 to m
Specimen Notes
Collector B. F. Hansen
with M. Nee
Collection Date 27 Jun 1980
Accession Number 158303
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality Mexico. Oaxaca 4 mi. W of Tehuantepec along highway 190. 15° 8' 37" N 93° 52' 24" W
Habitat Acacia thorn forest; gravelly soil.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 250 to ft
Specimen Notes
Collector M. Pennell
with D. Dunn & C. Dziekanowski
Collection Date 06 Aug 1978
Accession Number 134988
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Florida , Escambia Co. : Median on Nine Mile Road in front of Ivey's gas station (street no. 216), near Pensacola. 30° 31' 59" N 87° 15' 51" W
Description Abundant; flowers pale pink.
Habitat With Chamaesyce [Euphorbia] hyssopifolia, Sida rhombifolia, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, and Paspalum notatum.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector J. R. Burkhalter
Collection Date 17 Aug 2015
Accession Number 298922
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Florida , Escambia Co. : By N curb of S section of Parking Lot U (N of Building 58), main campus of University of West Florida, near Pensacola. 30° 33' 10" N 87° 13' 0" W
Description A few here, scattered; flowers pale pink.
Habitat Disturbed sandy site at edge of lawn; with Richardia brasiliensis, Dichondra caroliniensis, Chamaesyce maculata [Euphorbia maculata], Conyza parva [C. canadensis], and Diodia teres [Hexasepalum teres].
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector J. R. Burkhalter
Collection Date 17 Sep 2018
Accession Number 299181
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Florida , Escambia Co. : Main campus of University of West Florida; N of Building 58 in S end of central are of Parking Lot U. 30° 33' 10" N 87° 13' 0" W
Description One weedy ramose plant; flowers pale pinkish.
Habitat Accumulated sandy soil alongside curb.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector J. R. Burkhalter
Collection Date 09 Oct 2015
Accession Number 300417
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Boerhavia erecta
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia erecta L.
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Corner of Chapman Lane and Petronoia Street, Key West. 24° 33' 4" N 81° 48' 11" W
Habitat Waste ground.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector A. R. Franck
with C.L. Alexander
Collection Date 09 Jul 2019
Accession Number 301005
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