Boerhavia coulteri var. coulteri

Family: Nyctaginaceae · Type: annual · Native

Boerhavia coulteri is a California native annual herb found in arid grasslands, dry lakebeds, and disturbed areas in desert regions at elevations around 800 meters. Flowering from late spring to early fall, this plant produces delicate pale pink flowers arranged in small clusters. Growing with bright green stems that are strongly ascending to erect, it forms a low-spreading plant in harsh desert environments. Its leaves are arranged along the stem, contributing to the plant's distinctive appearance in dry, open landscapes. The fruit consists of overlapping segments 2.5 to 3.6 millimeters long, with blunt or rounded tips.

Habitat: arid grasslands, dry lakebed, among shrubs, disturbed places

Bloom period: Late spring-early fall

Elevation: 800 m

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