Mirabilis albida
(White Four O’clock)
Mirabilis albida, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 8171/8180
Mirabilis albida, Lost Mine Trail, Big Bend Bend National Park 1181
Mirabilis albida, Lost Mine Trail, Big Bend Bend National Park 1175
Mirabilis albida, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 8182
Mirabilis albida, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 8181
| Scientific Name | Mirabilis albida | USDA PLANTS Symbol | MIAL4 |
| Common Name | White Four O'clock | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 19626 |
| Family | Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry meadows, sandy prairies, hillsides, rocky slopes. Plant: Sprawling perennial 1 to 3 feet tall; one to several branched stems. Leaves: Green to bluish-gray leaves, opposite, with short or no petioles; linear-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 1/2 to 4 inches long; smooth to slightly hairy. Inflorescence: Clusters of 3 or more blossoms at branch tips on hairy peduncles; white, pink, or deep red-violet, about 1/2-inch across, 5 notched petal-like sepals and 3 to 5 long pink projecting stamens with yellow anthers and a long style; densely hairy, saucer-shaped involucre with 5 broadly triangular to rounded lobes; opening in the afternoon and closing early in the morning. Bloom Period: May to November. Fruits: Fruits: Brown, hairy achenes about 3/16-inch long, obovoid with longitudinal ribs and usually wrinkled or covered with warts. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, SEINet and Minnesota Wildflowers. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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