Nyctaginaceae
Four o'clock
Mirabilis melanotricha
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Mirabilis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Four o'clock
Synonyms
- Oxybaphus melanotrichus (Standl.) Weath.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Martin Purdy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Tidwell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.