Nyctaginaceae
Texas four o'clock
Mirabilis texensis
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Mirabilis
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Mirabilis texensisNyctaginaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Texas four o'clock
Synonyms
- Mirabilis rotata (Standl.) I.M.Johnst.
- Oxybaphus rotatus (Standl.) Weath.
- Oxybaphus texensis (J.M.Coult.) Weath.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.