Boerhavia erecta L.

BOTANICAL
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Terrestrial Ecosystems Survey, Southwest Region 3
Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia erecta L.
USA. Arizona. Pinal County. Tonto National Forest; Superior Quadrangle;
about 2 miles south from US 60 turnoff to Oak Flat.
33° 16.475'N, 111° 2.886'W
Elevation 4103ft.
Habitat: Dacite substrate; very rocky and bouldery; south slopes about
40%; diverse turbinella oak-shrub community
Assoc, spp: Quercus turbinella, Cercocarpus montanus, Sageretia
wrightii, Dodonea viscosa, Ericameria laricifolia, Rhus trilobata, Dasylirion
wheeleri, Mimosa aculeaticarpa, Eriogonum wrightii, Nolina microcarpa,
Gossypium thurberi, Acacia angustissima, Crossosoma bigelovii,
Porophyllum gracile, Muhlenbergia dumosa, Bromus rubens, Bouteloua
curtipendula, Eragrostis intermedia, Aristida ternipes, Digitaria californica
Notes: annual, flowers white
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARpEN
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Elizabeth Makings 2964
with: Andy Casillas
24 July 2008
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