Mirabilis longiflora, also known as the sweet four o'clock[1] or the long-flowered four o'Clock,[2] is a species of flowering plant native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The flowers open in the late afternoon and bloom through the night, hence the name.
It is a herbaceous, tender perennial species that grows up to 150 cm high (5 feet). It has upright, thin stems that branch densely from the base. Petiolate leaves between 6 to 11.5 cm long and 3 to 7 cm wide in ovate or lanceo-ovate shape, bright green in color.
Inflorescencesedit
The inflorescences are terminal or axillary, very compact, with linear and foliar bracts. The involvements are bell-shaped, 1 to 1.5 cm long, with unequal triangular or slightly lanceolate lobes. The flower has a perianth 8 to 17 cm long, 5 stamens, brush-shaped stigma. The fruit is an elliptical or oblong dark-colored achene about 8 mm long by 5 mm wide.
Flower colour is white to pinkish with a reddish or purplish throat. This species is a nocturnal flowerer, whose long, narrow, strongly-scented, tubular flowers (approaching 17 centimeters in maximum length) exhale a fragrant aroma at nights.[2]
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^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Mirabilis longiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ abcMirabilis longiflora Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
January 01, 1970
mirabilis, longiflora, also, known, sweet, four, clock, long, flowered, four, clock, species, flowering, plant, native, southwestern, united, states, northern, mexico, flowers, open, late, afternoon, bloom, through, night, hence, name, scientific, classificati. Mirabilis longiflora also known as the sweet four o clock 1 or the long flowered four o Clock 2 is a species of flowering plant native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico The flowers open in the late afternoon and bloom through the night hence the name Mirabilis longiflora Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Order Caryophyllales Family Nyctaginaceae Genus Mirabilis Species M longiflora Binomial name Mirabilis longifloraL Contents 1 Description 1 1 Inflorescences 2 Habitat 3 Gallery 4 ReferencesDescription edit nbsp Flowers It is a herbaceous tender perennial species that grows up to 150 cm high 5 feet It has upright thin stems that branch densely from the base Petiolate leaves between 6 to 11 5 cm long and 3 to 7 cm wide in ovate or lanceo ovate shape bright green in color Inflorescences edit The inflorescences are terminal or axillary very compact with linear and foliar bracts The involvements are bell shaped 1 to 1 5 cm long with unequal triangular or slightly lanceolate lobes The flower has a perianth 8 to 17 cm long 5 stamens brush shaped stigma The fruit is an elliptical or oblong dark colored achene about 8 mm long by 5 mm wide Flower colour is white to pinkish with a reddish or purplish throat This species is a nocturnal flowerer whose long narrow strongly scented tubular flowers approaching 17 centimeters in maximum length exhale a fragrant aroma at nights 2 Habitat editNative to southwestern United States from Arizona to Texas and northern Mexico it is found in scrubby canyons and riverbanks 2 Gallery edit nbsp Flower detail nbsp Grown in clumps at the University of Latvia Botanical Garden nbsp Emerging flower nbsp Long tubular flowers nbsp As a rock garden plant on raised a garden bedReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mirabilis longiflora USDA NRCS n d Mirabilis longiflora The PLANTS Database plants usda gov Greensboro North Carolina National Plant Data Team Retrieved 13 July 2015 a b c Mirabilis longiflora Flora of North America 2019 Missouri Botanical Garden St Louis MO amp Harvard University Herbaria Cambridge MA Retrieved 8 April 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mirabilis longiflora amp oldid 1223625837, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
