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
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Garden Four-o'clock at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mirabilis jalapa
FAMILY
Nyctaginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mirabilis jalapa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Mirabilis jalapa var. jalapa
INCLUDING Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Mirabilis japala
INCLUDING Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Mirabilis lindheimeri
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 067-01-001:
Mirabilis jalapa FAMILY Nyctaginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mirabilis jalapa
COMMON NAME:
Garden Four-o'clock, Marvel-of-Peru, Morning-rose
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
)
Stephanie C. Brundage scb_081716hayesvillenc_07
August Clay County NC
Leaves rhombic to rhombic-elliptic, 5-12cm long, slightly acuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
)
Stephanie C. Brundage scb_081716hayesvillenc_08
August Clay County NC
Petaloid calyx w a narrow tube 3-4cm long, the spreading portion to 5cm diam, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mirabilis jalapa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Mirabilis jalapa var. jalapa
INCLUDING
Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Mirabilis japala
INCLUDING
Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Mirabilis lindheimeri
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 067-01-001:
Mirabilis jalapa
FAMILY
Nyctaginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mirabilis jalapa
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.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".