Boerhavia dominii
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Boerhavia dominii, commonly known as tarvine, is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family.{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Boerhavia+dominii |title=Boerhavia dominii |accessdate=23 April 2012 |work=Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}} It is native to Australia.
It is a prostrate perennial herb growing up to 1 metre in diameter.{{FloraBase|name=Boerhavia dominii |id=2771 }} Leaves are about 40 mm long and 20 mm wide and may have a wavy edge.{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Boerhavia~dominii |title=Boerhavia dominii |accessdate=23 April 2012 |author=|work= PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia}} It produces pale pink or pale purple flowers followed by small, hairy, furrowed fruits.{{cite book |title=Wild Plants of Victoria (database)|year=2009 |publisher=Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment}}
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Category:Flora of New South Wales
Category:Flora of the Northern Territory
Category:Flora of South Australia
Category:Flora of Victoria (state)
Category:Eudicots of Western Australia
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