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Mirabilis jalapa

Common Four-o'clock

GNRUnranked Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143369

Element CodePDNYC0A0Q0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyNyctaginaceae

GenusMirabilis

Other Common Names

marvel of Peru (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.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
South Carolina	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Strawberry Peak	Angeles National Forest	7,245

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Allan Mountain (01946)	Bitterroot National Forest	104,184

Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
New London Bridge Branch	Jefferson National Forest	844
Seng Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	6,428

References (2)

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.