Check out its cousin, scarlet spiderling!
Boerhavia erecta bloom
Nyctaginaceae
Scarlet spiderling
vegetableBoerhavia coccinea
Learn more about how to identify this species and about its relatives here.
Boerhavia coccinea
a•pet•a•lous
Key West Field Guide, vegetable, vo•cab•u•lar•y(adj.) having no petals
Diclesium / Anthocarp fruits of the Four O’Clock family
A different kind of flower
At only 2mm across, neither my 30x loupe nor my extension tubes helped me observe that there are no petals in this tiny bloom.
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