Hebrew: בורהביה זוחלת, Arabic: الحثرة الزاحفة
| Scientific name: | Boerhavia repens L. | |
| Synonym name: | Boerhavia diffusa L. | |
| Common name: | Spreading Hogweed, Red spiderling | |
| Hebrew name: | בורהביה זוחלת | |
| Arabic name: | الحثرة الزاحفة | |
| Plant Family: | Nyctaginaceae, Four o'clock family, לילניים |
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| Life form (Raunkiaer): | Chamaephyte, vine | |
| Stems: | Prostrate, puberulous or almost hairless | |
| Leaves: | Opposite, ovate to lanceolate, mostly less than 2.5 cm long, almost hairless, glandular | |
| Flowers: | Usually in clusters of 2-6; white, pink or mauve | |
| Fruits / pods: | 3-4 mm long, clavate to fusiform with a rounded apex, 5-ribbed, smooth, more or less hairless | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November | |
| Habitat: | Desert, thermophilous (heat-loving) | |
| Distribution: | Semi-steppe shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Tropical | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Boerhavia, named after Herman Boerhave, 1668-1739, a Dutch botanist, humanist and physician of European fame. He is regarded as the founder of clinical teaching and of the modern academic hospital. repens, repo, to crawl, creep; creeping. diffusa, diffus, spread out, extended, wide; spreading. The Hebrew name: בורהביה זוחלת, Boerhavia zochelet, Boerhavia, named after Herman Boerhave; zochelet, creeping.
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