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Accession Data:

Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran

  • sect. Oxybaphoides

  • Common Name: Desert Wishbone Bush
  • Family: Nyctaginaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: western USA
  • Habitat: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, Foothill Woodland

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201600053
  • Source: Wagner
  • Provenance:
    • Borrego Springs, San Diego Co., California, March 18, 2016, David L. Wagner
  • Accession Date: 06-23-2016
  • Bench: 2209 - XER:Mohave/Great Basin
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-20-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Nyctaginaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016

References (internal):

  • Wagner Research Plants
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Oregon / Arizona / California / Nevada / Utah

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, June 23, 2016.
  2. Mirabilis laevis at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Monday, June 27, 2016.

data regenerated on Sun, 20 Apr 2025 11:03:09 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Nyctaginaceae

  • Bougainvillea spectabilis
  • Mirabilis jalapa
  • Mirabilis laevis W/C
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