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climbing wartclub
Scientific Name: Boerhavia scandens
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Vine, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Climbing Wartclub (Boerhavia scandens)
The Climbing Wartclub, scientifically known as Boerhavia scandens, is a perennial vine found in various regions. This plant is also known by several other common names, including climbing spiderling and wishbone vine.
Considerations for Pets
- The stems are sprawling or climbing and usually tangled in other plants, which might present an entanglement hazard for smaller pets.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Boerhavia scandens L.
- Family: Nyctaginaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Common Names: Climbing Wartclub, Climbing Spiderling, Wishbone Vine
- Synonyms: Commicarpus scandens (L.) Standl.
- Alternative Scientific Name: Commicarpus scandens (L.) Standl.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Texas.
- Found in valleys and bajadas.
- Observed on the SE slope of Poorwill Hill, Unit 1, Salero Ranch, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona.
- Also found in shady areas of the desert.
- Seen in locations like Fish Creek Hill - Rocky slope and Madera Canyon.
Morphological Characteristics
- Growth Habit: Vine, Forb/herb
- Duration: Perennial
- Life Form: Subshrub
- Leaves: Opposite, simple, ovate to lanceolate, sinuate.
- Flowers: Pale green or pale yellow, whitish.
- Stems often tangled, ranging from 3 to 20 dm.
- Leaves have a petiole 3-25 mm long.
- Leaf blade is ovate, triangular, or rhombic-orbiculate, 15-60 mm long and 10-45 mm wide.
- Leaf base is obtuse.
Ecology
- Found naturally in shady areas of the desert.
Further Information
- USDA PLANTS database.