Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens Calflora

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Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) A. Gray var. pubescens S. Watson

Colorado four o'clock, Desert four o'clock

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


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Parent:	Mirabilis multiflora
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:


JEF + PLANTS	Mirabilis froebelii var. glabrata
JEF + PLANTS	Mirabilis froebelii
JEF	Quamoclidion froebelii

Information about Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MIMUP) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/02/2025).