genus
Spiderlings
Boerhavia
Field notes
Children
- Scarlet Spiderling native
- Wineflower native
- Erect Spiderling native
- Slender Spiderling native
- Narrowleaf Spiderling present
- Crawling Spiderling native
- Largebract Spiderling native
- Coulter's Spiderling native
- Slim-Stalk Spiderling native
- Torrey's Spiderling native
- Purple Spiderling
- Creeping Spiderling
- Sharp-leaf Spiderling native
- Boerhavia pterocarpa native
- Boerhavia tetrandra
- Boerhavia albiflora
- Boerhavia anisophylla
- Mathis' Spiderling
- Boerhavia megaptera
- Alena
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native spiderlings All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Scarlet Spiderling
Boerhavia coccinea
caterpillars
5
food
5
flowers
9
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Slender Spiderling
Boerhavia triquetra
caterpillars
3
flowers
1
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Erect Spiderling
Boerhavia erecta
caterpillars
2
flowers
2
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Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
caterpillars
2
flowers
1
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Largebract Spiderling
Boerhavia wrightii
caterpillars
2
flowers
1
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Coulter's Spiderling
Boerhavia coulteri
caterpillars
2
flowers
1
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Slim-Stalk Spiderling
Boerhavia gracillima
caterpillars
2
flowers
1
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Boerhavia pterocarpa
caterpillars
2
flowers
1
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Torrey's Spiderling
Boerhavia torreyana
caterpillars
1
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Crawling Spiderling
Boerhavia repens
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Sharp-leaf Spiderling
Boerhavia acutifolia