Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson is a plant in the Nyctaginaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson
Boerhavia dominii (tarvine) is a native Australian prostrate perennial herb in the four o'clock family that bears pale pink to purple flowers.
Boerhavia dominii, commonly called tarvine, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the four o'clock plant family. This species is native to Australia. It is a prostrate perennial herb that can grow up to 1 metre across. Its leaves are roughly 40 mm long and 20 mm wide, and they may have wavy edges. Boerhavia dominii produces pale pink or pale purple flowers, which are followed by small, hairy, furrowed fruits.
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Okenia hypogaea Schltdl. & Cham.
Mirabilis jalapa L.
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) Mac Mill.
Abronia angustifolia Greene
Mirabilis tenuiloba S.Watson
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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