Mirabilis californica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mirabilis californica A. Gray

(not an active name)

California four o'clock, Wishbone bush

2003 Michael Charters

2003 Michelle Cloud-Hughes

Mirabilis californica is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia


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

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

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JEF	Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia
PLANTS	Mirabilis laevis var. laevis

Information about Mirabilis californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (MILAL3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/22/2024).