Boerhavia erecta L.
Common Name : Erect spiderling
Family : Nyctaginaceae

HABIT |
PERENNIAL, ERECT HERB, UP TO 1 M TALL. |
STEMS |
TERETE, THICKENED AT NODES, GREEN OR PURPLE, COMMONLY STICKY. |
LEAVES |
FINELY HAIRY, 10-40 X 5-25 MM (LARGER LEAVES), AND 5-30 X 4-20 MM (SMALLER LEAVES). |
FLOWERS |
INFLORESCENCE OF AXILLARY AND TERMINAL PANICLES, OR UMBEL-LIKE, WITH 3-9 FLOWERS PER GROUP; FLOWERS WHITE TO PINK. |
FRUITS |
4 MM LONG, THIN-WALLED, RIBBED, BECOMING STICKY WHEN WET. |
SEEDS |
CLUB-SHAPED, LONGITUDINALLY-RIBBED. |