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Your search found 4 taxa in the family Nyctaginaceae, Four-o-clock family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Garden Four-o'clock, Marvel-of-Peru, Morning-rose
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Mirabilis jalapa var. jalapa FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Mirabilis jalapa FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Mirabilis jalapa 067-01-001 FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, or persistent at former garden sites
Rare
Non-native: Tropical America
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Common Name:
Heart-leaved Umbrella-wort, Heartleaf Four-o’clock
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Mirabilis nyctaginea FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Mirabilis nyctaginea FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Mirabilis nyctaginea 067-01-002 FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae
Habitat: Upland prairies, streambanks, riverbanks, also in disturbed situations (as eastwards) such as railroad embankments, other disturbed areas
Rare
Native: central North America
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Common Name:
Erect Spiderling, Smooth Hogweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Boerhavia erecta FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Boerhavia erecta FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Boerhavia erecta 067-02-002 FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae
Habitat: Sandy fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, railroad yards
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
Native to Florida & possibly GA; introduced in the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Red Spiderling, Spreading Hogweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Boerhavia diffusa FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Boerhavia diffusa FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, vacant lots, road shoulders, other dry disturbed areas
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia (possibly introduced in NC)
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