| Mirabilis longiflora | |
|---|---|
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| long tubular flowers | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
| Genus: | Mirabilis |
| Species: | M. longiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirabilis longiflora | |
Mirabilis longiflora, the sweet four o'clock,[1] is a species of flowering plant native to the southwestern United States from Arizona to Texas and northern Mexico. It is night-flowering. The flowers are mostly white, strongly scented, and long and narrow in form, approaching 17 centimeters in maximum length.
References
- ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Mirabilis longiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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