Scientific or common name:

Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. retrorsa (A. Heller) Jeps.

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NYCTAGINACEAE - Four o'clock family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. retrorsa (A. Heller) Jeps.
Rank: variety

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Common names

U.S. name: Wishbone-bush

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Grown habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Mirabilis bigelovii A. Gray var. retrorsa (A. Heller) Munz
= Mirabilis retrorsa A. Heller

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Mirabilis
Species:

1) Mirabilis aggregata (Ortega) Cav. [excluded] 2) Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl 3) Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl var. lata Shinners 4) Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl var. uniflora Heimerl 5) Mirabilis alipes (S. Watson) Pilz 6) Mirabilis aspera Greene 7) Mirabilis austrotexana B.L. Turner 8) Mirabilis bigelovii A. Gray 9) Mirabilis bigelovii A. Gray var. aspera (Greene) Munz 10) Mirabilis bigelovii A. Gray var. bigelovii 11) Mirabilis bigelovii A. Gray var. retrorsa (A. Heller) Munz 12) Mirabilis californica A. Gray 13) Mirabilis californica A. Gray var. californica 14) Mirabilis californica A. Gray var. cedrosensis (Standl.) J.F. Macbr. 15) Mirabilis californica A. Gray var. cordifolia (Dunkle) Dunkle 16) Mirabilis carletonii (Standl.) Standl. 17) Mirabilis ciliata (Standl.) Shinners 18) Mirabilis coahuilensis (Standl.) Standl. 19) Mirabilis coccinea (Torr.) Benth. & Hook. f. 20) Mirabilis collina Shinners 21) Mirabilis comata (Small) Standl. 22) Mirabilis corymbosa Cav. 23) Mirabilis decipiens (Standl.) Standl. 24) Mirabilis decumbens (Nutt.) Daniels 25) Mirabilis diffusa (A. Heller) C.F. Reed 26) Mirabilis dumetorum Shinners 27) Mirabilis entricha Shinners 28) Mirabilis exaltata (Standl.) Standl. 29) Mirabilis expansa (Ruiz & Pav.) Standl. 30) Mirabilis froebelii (Behr) Greene 31) Mirabilis froebelii (Behr) Greene var. glabrata (Standl.) Jeps. 32) Mirabilis gausapoides (Standl.) Standl. 33) Mirabilis gigantea (Standl.) Shinners 34) Mirabilis glabra (S. Watson) Standl. 35) Mirabilis glabrifolia (Ortega) I.M. Johnst. 36) Mirabilis glandulosa (Standl.) W.A. Weber 37) Mirabilis grayana (Standl.) Standl. 38) Mirabilis greenei S. Watson 39) Mirabilis hirsuta (Pursh) MacMill. 40) Mirabilis hirsuta (Pursh) MacMill. var. linearis (Pursh) B. Boivin 41) Mirabilis jalapa L. 42) Mirabilis jalapa L. ssp. lindheimeri Standl. 43) Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran 44) Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. cedrosensis (Standl.) Munz 45) Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. cordifolia Dunkle 46) Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. crassifolia (Choisy) Spellenb. 47) Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. laevis 48) Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. retrorsa (A. Heller) Jeps. 49) Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. villosa (Kellogg) Spellenb. 50) Mirabilis lanceolata (Rydb.) Standl. 51) Mirabilis lindheimeri (Standl.) Shinners 52) Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl 53) Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl var. decipiens (Standl.) S.L. Welsh 54) Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl var. linearis 55) Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl var. subhispida Heimerl 56) Mirabilis longiflora L. 57) Mirabilis longiflora L. var. longiflora L. [excluded] 58) Mirabilis longiflora L. var. wrightiana (A. Gray ex Britton & Kearney) Kearney & Peebles 59) Mirabilis macfarlanei Constance & Rollins 60) Mirabilis melanotricha (Standl.) Spellenb. 61) Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) A. Gray 62) Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) A. Gray var. glandulosa (Standl.) J.F. Macbr. 63) Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) A. Gray var. multiflora 64) Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) A. Gray var. pubescens S. Watson 65) Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill. 66) Mirabilis oblongifolia (A. Gray) Heimerl 67) Mirabilis oxybaphoides (A. Gray) A. Gray 68) Mirabilis pauciflora (Buckley) Standl. 69) Mirabilis polyphylla (Standl.) Standl. 70) Mirabilis pseudaggregata Heimerl 71) Mirabilis pudica Barneby 72) Mirabilis pudica Barneby var. pubescens Kartesz & Gandhi 73) Mirabilis pudica Barneby var. pudica 74) Mirabilis pumila (Standl.) Standl. 75) Mirabilis retrorsa A. Heller 76) Mirabilis rotata (Standl.) I.M. Johnst. 77) Mirabilis rotundifolia (Greene) Standl. 78) Mirabilis tenuiloba S. Watson 79) Mirabilis texensis (J.M. Coult.) B.L. Turner 80) Mirabilis violacea (L.) Heimerl [excluded] 81) Mirabilis wrightiana A. Gray ex Britton & Kearney

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AZ, CA, NV, OR, UT)


Map for Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. retrorsa (A. Heller) Jeps.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Nyctaginaceae)
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1) Abronia (sand verbena) 2) Acleisanthes (trumpets) 3) Allionia (windmills) 4) Allioniella 5) Ammocodon 6) Anulocaulis (ringstem) 7) Boerhavia (spiderling) 8) Bougainvillea 9) Calymenia 10) Ceodes (catchbirdtree) 11) Commicarpus (spiderling) 12) Cyphomeris 13) Eggersia (saltwood) 14) Guapira 15) Hermidium 16) Hesperonia 17) Mirabilis 18) Neea (saltwood) 19) Nyctaginia 20) Okenia 21) Oxybaphus 22) Pisonia (catchbirdtree) 23) Quamoclidion 24) Selinocarpus (moonpod) 25) Senkenbergia (spiderling) 26) Torrubia (guapira) 27) Tripterocalyx (sandpuffs) 28) Wedelia (windmills)

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Common names (Mirabilis)
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1) (no name) 2) Bashful four o'clock (Mirabilis pudica) 3) Broadleaf four o'clock (Mirabilis decipiens) 4) California four o'clock (Mirabilis laevis var. cedrosensis) 5) Colorado four o'clock (Mirabilis multiflora) 6) Desert wishbone-bush (Mirabilis laevis) 7) Dwarf four o'clock (Mirabilis pumila) 8) Flat-top four o'clock (Mirabilis glabrifolia) 9) Giant four o'clock (Mirabilis gigantea) 10) Greene's four o'clock (Mirabilis greenei) 11) Hairy four o'clock (Mirabilis hirsuta) 12) Hairy-tuft four o'clock (Mirabilis comata) 13) Heartleaf four o'clock (Mirabilis nyctaginea) 14) Lonestar four o'clock (Mirabilis austrotexana) 15) Longlobe four o'clock (Mirabilis tenuiloba) 16) MacFarlane's four o'clock (Mirabilis macfarlanei) 17) Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) 18) Mauka (Mirabilis expansa) 19) Mayleaf four o'clock (Mirabilis polyphylla) 20) Narrowleaf four o'clock (Mirabilis linearis) 21) Roundleaf four o'clock (Mirabilis rotundifolia) 22) Scarlet four o'clock (Mirabilis coccinea) 23) Smooth four o'clock (Mirabilis glabra) 24) Smooth spreading four o'clock (Mirabilis oxybaphoides) 25) Sweet four o'clock (Mirabilis longiflora) 26) Texas four o'clock (Mirabilis texensis) 27) White four o'clock (Mirabilis albida) 28) Winged four o'clock (Mirabilis alipes) 29) Wishbone-bush (Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa)

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More species:
1) Mirabilis lindheimeri (Standl.) Shinners [152]
2) Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl var. decipiens (Standl.) S.L. Welsh [184]
3) Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl var. linearis [177]
4) Mirabilis longiflora L. [499]
5) Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill. [607]
6) Mirabilis rotata (Standl.) I.M. Johnst. [148]
7) Miscanthidium capense (Nees) Stapf [171]
8) Miscanthus sinensis Andersson ssp. condensatus (Hack.) T. Koyama [143]
9) Mitchella repens L. [463]
10) Mitracarpus villosus (Sw.) Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC. [143]

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