| Taxon | Boerhavia wrightii |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Nyctaginaceae |
| Family common name(s) | four-o'clock; four o'clock; four-o-clock; four o'clocks; 4-o'clock; 4 o'clock |
| Genus common name(s) | boerhavia; boerhaavia; spiderling; spiderlings; tar-vine; tar vine; tarvine; wineflower |
| Species common name(s) | Wright's boerhavia; Wright's boerhaavia; Wright's spiderling; Wright boerhavia; Wright boerhaavia; Wright spiderling; large-bracted boerhavia; large-bracted boerhaavia; large-bract spiderling; large bract spiderling; largebract spiderling; desert spiderling |
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| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | hog weed, hog-weed, hogweed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
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| Notes | Wright is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Wrights is an error |
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