Plant Name
Scientific Name: Mirabilis linearis
Synonyms: Allionia decumbens, A. gausapoides, A. linearis, Calymenia decumbens, Mirabilis decumbens, M. diffusa, M. gausapoides, M. hirsuta var. linearis, M. lanceolata, Oxybaphus angustifolius, O. decumbens, O. diffusus, O. gausapoides, O. lanceolatus, O. linearis
Common Names: Narrowleaf Four O'Clock, Ribbon Four O'Clock
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub, Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Upland, Mountain
Flower Color: Pale pink to brilliant magenta
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Height: To 3 feet (91 cm) tall
Description: The flowers are funnel-shaped, 3/4 inch (1.9 cm) across, and have 5 rounded, notched lobes and 3 long, often coiled stamens. The leaves are opposite, grayish green, narrowly linear in shape, and up to 3.9 inches (10 cm) long. The stems are sticky.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae – Four o'clock family
Genus: Mirabilis L. – four o'clock
Species: Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl – narrowleaf four o'clock
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