Mirabilis laevis var. villosa Calflora

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Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. villosa (Kellogg) Spellenb.

Wishbone bush

Mirabilis laevis var. villosa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Mirabilis bigelovii var. bigelovii


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Parent:	Mirabilis laevis
Genus:	Mirabilis
Family:	Nyctaginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hesperonia aspera
PLANTS	Hesperonia bigelovii
JEF + PLANTS	Mirabilis aspera
JEF + PLANTS	Mirabilis bigelovii var. aspera
JEF + PLANTS	Mirabilis bigelovii var. bigelovii
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Information about Mirabilis laevis var. villosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MILAV) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/25/2025).