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Boerhavia coccinea
Also called Hog Meat, Hog Meat Bush, Potta Potta, Hogweed, Red Spiderling, Boerhavia Bracteata
Boerhavia coccinea is a low-lying, sprawling herb of the four o'clock family, often found as a roadside weed in disturbed, seasonally dry tropical and subtropical areas. It is grown mainly as a wild or medicinal plant rather than an ornamental.
Boerhavia coccinea is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family which is known by many common names, including tar vine scarlet spiderling and red boerhavia.
The plant has historically been used for its medicinal properties.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
