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Mirabilis L.
four o'clock

       
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©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. Mexico, Mexico City, near Pueblo. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.
 
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Mirabilis L.

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Distribution:
Mirabilis L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Mirabilis L.

View 16 genera in Nyctaginaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Mirabilis aggregata (Ortega) Cav. [excluded]. .
Mirabilis aggregata
Distribution of Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl. . Image Available.
Mirabilis albida
white four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis alipes (S. Watson) Pilz. . Image Available.
Mirabilis alipes
winged four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis austrotexana B.L. Turner. .
Mirabilis austrotexana
Lonestar four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis coccinea (Torr.) Benth. & Hook. f.. . Image Available.
Mirabilis coccinea
scarlet four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis comata (Small) Standl.. . Image Available.
Mirabilis comata
hairy-tuft four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis decipiens (Standl.) Standl.. .
Mirabilis decipiens
broadleaf four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis expansa (Ruiz & Pav.) Standl.. .
Mirabilis expansa
mauka
Distribution of Mirabilis gigantea (Standl.) Shinners. .
Mirabilis gigantea
giant four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis glabra (S. Watson) Standl.. . Image Available.
Mirabilis glabra
smooth four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis glabrifolia (Ortega) I.M. Johnst.. .
Mirabilis glabrifolia
flat-top four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis greenei S. Watson. .
Mirabilis greenei
Greene's four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis hirsuta (Pursh) MacMill.. . Image Available.
Mirabilis hirsuta
hairy four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis jalapa L.. . Image Available.
Mirabilis jalapa
marvel of Peru
Distribution of Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran. .
Mirabilis laevis
desert wishbone-bush
Distribution of Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl. . Image Available.
Mirabilis linearis
narrowleaf four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis longiflora L.. . Image Available.
Mirabilis longiflora
sweet four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis macfarlanei Constance & Rollins. .
Mirabilis macfarlanei
MacFarlane's four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis melanotricha (Standl.) Spellenb.. . Image Available.
Mirabilis melanotricha
Distribution of Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) A. Gray. . Image Available.
Mirabilis multiflora
Colorado four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.. . Image Available.
Mirabilis nyctaginea
heartleaf four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis oxybaphoides (A. Gray) A. Gray. . Image Available.
Mirabilis oxybaphoides
smooth spreading four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis polyphylla (Standl.) Standl.. .
Mirabilis polyphylla
mayleaf four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis pudica Barneby. .
Mirabilis pudica
bashful four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis pumila (Standl.) Standl.. .
Mirabilis pumila
dwarf four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis rotundifolia (Greene) Standl.. .
Mirabilis rotundifolia
roundleaf four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis tenuiloba S. Watson. .
Mirabilis tenuiloba
longlobe four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis texensis (J.M. Coult.) B.L. Turner. .
Mirabilis texensis
Texas four o'clock
Distribution of Mirabilis violacea (L.) Heimerl [excluded]. .
Mirabilis violacea
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Classification:
Mirabilis L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Nyctaginaceae – Four o'clock family
Genus Mirabilis L. – four o'clock
 

More Accounts and Images:
Mirabilis L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19624.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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