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Dwarf four o'clock (Mirabilis pumila)

Description

Dwarf Four O'clock is found in the southwest United States in AZ, CA, NV, UT and NM. It is also native to Baja California and northwest Mexico. In Arizona it is found in the northern, central and south central parts of the state with few records in the southwest part of the state.29 species more or less in Mirabilis throughout North America. 14 species in AZ and TX, 13 species in New Mexico and 12 species in California. The type species Allionia pumila was collected from Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Nyctaginaceae

              • Genus: Mirabilis