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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Mirabilis multiflora
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

Desert four o'clock

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Mirabilis multiflora

Plant family

Four o'clock (Nyctaginaceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

This perennial southwestern flower has purple flowers with a five-lobed flower, stamens that stick out past the petals, and oval shaped leaves.
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Identification hints

This perennial southwestern flower has purple flowers with a five-lobed flower, stamens that stick out past the petals, and oval shaped leaves.

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Desert four o'clock flowers are often found in the leaf axils along the upper part of the stem. The oval shaped leaves are a light green color with prominent white veins. The genus "Mirabilis" comes from the latin "wonderful".

DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Arizona , California , Colorado , New Mexico , Nevada , Texas , Utah
HABITAT
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