NameThatPlant.net: Mirabilis jalapa var. jalapa

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Mirabilis jalapa var. jalapa FAMILY Nyctaginaceae Go to FSUS key

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INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mirabilis jalapa FAMILY Nyctaginaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 067-01-001:

Mirabilis jalapa FAMILY Nyctaginaceae

COMMON NAME:
Garden Four-o'clock, Marvel-of-Peru, Morning-rose

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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) 067-01-001:
Mirabilis jalapa FAMILY Nyctaginaceae

3567

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, or persistent at former garden sites, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Tropical America

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Petioles 1-5cm long

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Red, pink, yellow, or white
5-lobed salverform, petaloid calyx subtended by 5-lobed calyx-like involucre
Petals absent
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers in dichasial panicles

FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Achene

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