Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Mirabilis laevis v.villosa (Desert Four o'clock,Desert Wishbone Bush)
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Habitat: rocky slopes
Life Form: forb,perennial Leaf Description: opposite simple Flower Color: white or whitish or pink or magenta Flowering Period: Mar. to Oct. Spines: spineless Family: Nyctaginaceae (4-o'clock family) Abundance: locally common Additional Information: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 17. Eudicots: Nyctaginaceae to Plumbaginaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-34: 1-77. Published 11 May 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 20 (8.7 MB pdf) |
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