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Mirabilis albida

(Walt.) Heimerl

Pale Umbrella-wort

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148938

Element CodePDNYC0A020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyNyctaginaceae

GenusMirabilis

Synonyms

Mirabilis pauciflora(Buckl.) Standl.

Other Common Names

white four o'clock (EN) White Four-o'clock (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

This record is for a narrow treatment of Mirabilis albida, excluding M. ciliata, M. coahuilensis, M. eutricha, M. grayana, M. hirsuta, M. lanceolata, M. oblongifolia (including M. comata), M. pauciflora, M. pseudaggregata, and M. pumila, as recognized in Kartesz (1994). Spellenberg's treatment in FNA (2003, vol. 4) and Weakley et al. (2024) recognize a broader treatment, including these names in synonymy. The treatment in Kartesz (1999) is broader than Kartesz (1994), but recognizes M. comata, M. hirsuta, and M. pumila as distinct species and includes M. ciliata in M. glabra and M. lanceolata in M. linearis. Kartesz (1994) also recognizes Mirabilis dumetorum as distinct but includes it in Mirabilis albida in 1999; this is not placed within Mirabilis albida by FNA; it is instead assigned to Mirabilis latifolia, a taxon considered by FNA to be endemic to Texas (but not mentioned by Kartesz). Mirabilis rotata, also recognized as distinct by Kartesz (1994) but included in Mirabilis albida in 1999, is also not placed within Mirabilis albida by FNA; it is instead assigned to Mirabilis texensis (which is recognized by Kartesz (1999)).

Conservation Status

Review Date2012-01-19

Change Date1984-03-15

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNR	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Illinois	SNA	No
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Texas	S3	Yes
North Carolina	SU	Yes
Alabama	S2	Yes
Michigan	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S1	Yes
Iowa	S3	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNA	No
Tennessee	S2	Yes
Nebraska	S1	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes
Georgia	S1	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S2	Yes
Mississippi	S2	Yes
Louisiana	S1	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Clifty Canyon	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	1,963

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cactus Springs B	San Bernardino National Forest	3,106
Pyramid Peak B	San Bernardino National Forest	7,194

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gila Box	Gila National Forest	23,759

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.