Dwarf Four O'Clock
Mirabilis pumila
Observed along a roadside in the ponderosa forest of Upper East Verde watershead just below the Mogollon Rim, Gila Co., Arizona, USA. August 2010.
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FLOWERS: Three to five + smaller flowers are packed together looking
like one flower and subtended by cuplike set of bracts. Pink. The petals close
up by mid morning having opened the previous afternoon.
LEAVES: Leaves are triangular with base usually tapering. The leaves are
slightly fleshy and feel sticky to the touch.
ANNUAL: An herbaceous plant that grows close to ground with a few stems
rising to 20cm.
RANGE: Fairly common in ponderosa woodlands where the soil is slightly
moist. Blooming late spring to fall.
FRUIT: Each of the separate flowers in the inflorescence gives rise to a
club-shaped capsule with one seed.
UNARMED. No spines.
Nyctaginaceae -- Four O'Clock Family
More Information:
- Southwest Environemtnal Information Network
- Jepson Manual
- USDA Plant Profile
- ITIS Taxonomic Report
- Google Images
- Google Scholar Literature Search