Mirabilis nyctaginea
(Heart-leaf Four O'clock
Mirabilis nyctaginea, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 3802/3808
Mirabilis nyctaginea, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 3811
| Scientific Name | Mirabilis nyctaginea | USDA PLANTS Symbol | MINY |
| Common Name | Heart-leaf Four O'clock | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 19655 |
| Family | Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, sandy, calcarous soils on hillsides, pastures, disturbed areas. Plant: Erect perennial 1 to 3 feet tall; usually solitary stems with forked branches, ridged, often purplish. Leaves: Opposite, upward-pointing, ovate-lanceolate to cordate, 2 to 4-3/4 inches long and from less than 1 to 2-1/2 inches wide with pointed tips; lower leaves on petioles up to 3/4-inch long; surfaces smooth or nearly so. Inflorescence: Forked terminal cluster of groups of pink bell-shaped blossoms, usually 3 blossoms per involucre on a hairy peduncle; flower about 1/2-inch across with 5 notched lobes and 3 to 5 protruding stamens with pink filaments and yellow anthers. Bloom Period: April to November. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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