Viscid Four o'Clock (Mirabilis viscosa)
Mirabilis viscosa is an arid-adapted, sticky perennial with hairy stems and leaves. Its pink-purple flowers open late afternoon, closing by morning, attracting nocturnal.
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Synonyms
Allionia cervantesii (Sweet) Steud.
Allionia viscosa (Cav.) Kuntze
Calymenia cervantesii (Sweet) Heynh.
Calymenia viscosa (Cav.) Pers.
Calyxhymenia cervantesii (Sweet) Desf.
Calyxhymenia viscosa (Cav.) Ortega
Mirabilis cervantesii (Sweet) Heimerl
Nyctago parviflora Salisb.
Nyctago viscosa (Cav.) Dum.Cours.
Oxybaphus cervantesii Sweet
Oxybaphus viscosus (Cav.) L'Hér. ex Choisy
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderCaryophyllales
- familyNyctaginaceae
- genusMirabilis
- speciesMirabilis viscosa