Pronunciation: bore-HA-ve-a ko-SIN-ee-a
Common name: Red boerhavia, Scarlet spiderling
Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock)
Habitat: Dry disturbed places, roadbanks, washes to
3000', creosote bush scrub, Colorado Desert
Blooming period: April to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Boerhavia
2) coccinea