Mirabilis tenuiloba S.Watson

Longlobe four o'clock (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Mirabilis

Characteristics

Stems decumbent to erect, usually forming leafy clumps, 3-10 dm, herbaceous or suffrutescent basally, usually glandular-viscid, more densely so distally. Leaves spreading or ascending; petiole 0.1-2.2(-5) cm; blade broadly deltate or ovate, 2-5(-8) × 1.7-7(-12) cm, fleshy to slightly succulent, base rounded to cordate, apex acute (rounded), glabrate to glandular-villous. Inflorescences usually thyrselike, often narrow; involucres 7-16 mm, lobes narrowly lance-oblong, base 30-50% of height. Flowers 1 per involucre; perianth usually white (pale pink), 1.3-1.8 cm. Fruits dull reddish brown to almost black, rarely with 10 inconspicuous, paler lines, sometimes with several very shallow grooves, broadly ovoid, 4-6 mm, surfaces smooth or very slightly rugose.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 7 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
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Images

Mirabilis tenuiloba unspecified picture

Distribution

Mirabilis tenuiloba world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:162655-2
WFO ID wfo-0001086702
COL ID 43LJF
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mirabilis tenuiloba Hesperonia tenuiloba