Mirabilis laevis

Mirabilis laevis
Mirabilis laevis
var. crassifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Mirabilis
Species: M. laevis
Binomial name
Mirabilis laevis
(Benth.) Curran

Mirabilis laevis is a recently redefined species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family, which now includes the common California chaparral plant known as wishbone bush (formerly Mirabilis californica) and several very similar relatives previously classified as separate species.

References

  • Spellenberg, R. & S. R. Rodriguez Tijerina. (2001). Geographic variation and taxonomy of North American species of Mirabilis, section Oxybaphoides (Nyctaginaceae). Sida 19:3 539-570.

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  • Mirabilis laevis — ID 54371 Symbol Key MILA6 Common Name desert wishbone bush Family Nyctaginaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, NV, OR, UT Growth Habit Forb/herb, Subshrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mirabilis laevis — noun California four o clock with purple red flowers • Syn: ↑California four o clock, ↑Mirabilis californica • Hypernyms: ↑four o clock • Member Holonyms: ↑Mirabilis, ↑genus Mirabilis …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mirabilis laevis var. laevis — ID 54378 Symbol Key MILAL3 Common Name desert wishbone bush Family Nyctaginaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mirabilis laevis var. cedrosensis — ID 54372 Symbol Key MILAC2 Common Name California four o clock Family Nyctaginaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia — ID 54375 Symbol Key MILAC4 Common Name California four o clock Family Nyctaginaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa — ID 54383 Symbol Key MILAR Common Name wishbone bush Family Nyctaginaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, NV, OR, UT Growth Habit Forb/herb, Subshrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mirabilis laevis var. villosa — ID 54386 Symbol Key MILAV Common Name wishbone bush Family Nyctaginaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, NV Growth Habit Forb/herb, Subshrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. laevis — Symbol MILAL3 Common Name desert wishbone bush Botanical Family Nyctaginaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. laevis — Symbol MILAL3 Common Name desert wishbone bush Botanical Family Nyctaginaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran — Symbol MILA6 Common Name desert wishbone bush Botanical Family Nyctaginaceae …   Scientific plant list

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