Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Mirabilis longiflora Linnaeus
(Sweet Four O'clock)
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Mirabilis longiflora Linnaeus var. wrightiana (Gray ex Britton & Kearney) Kearney & Peebles
Mirabilis wrightiana Gray ex Britton & Kearney
Mirabilis longiflora has a very long tubular white perianth, from which protrude long purple stamens.
The anthers are bright red when fresh. The cordate leaves are on short petioles or nearly sessile. The bumpy and slightly five ridged fruits are larger than the fruits from most other Mirabilis species.
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Mirabilis longiflora, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, September 10, 2012

Mirabilis longiflora, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Aug. 28, 2007

Mirabilis longiflora, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, October 4, 2009

Mirabilis longiflora, fruit (will turn brown to black when mature), photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, October 12, 2009

Mirabilis longiflora, mature fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Leith YOung, Fort Bayard Medical Center grounds, October 25, 2009

Mirabilis longiflora, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, July 24, 2010

Mirabilis longiflora, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, August 22, 2012

Mirabilis longiflora, flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, August 26, 2012

Mirabilis longiflora, flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, September 10, 2012
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