Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl. Wild Four-o’clock, Pale Umbrella-wort, White Four-o’clock. Phen: May-Oct. Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills, limestone glades and barrens, prairies, pastures, adjacent disturbed dry soils. Dist: S. SC south to GA, west to TX, north in the interior to c. TN, IA, and KS; Mexico, Central America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA4, GrPl, K1, K3, K4, Mex, Mi, NcTx, NY, RAB, Tn, Bogle (1974); = Allionia albida Walter – S, S13; = n/a – Pa; = Oxybaphus albidus (Walter) Sweet – G; > Allionia bracteata Rydb.; > Allionia bracteosa Rydb. – S13, misspelled; > Allionia lanceolata Rydb. – S13; > Allionia oblongifolia (A.Gray) Standl. – S13; > Allionia pilosa (Nutt.) Rydb. – S13; > Mirabilis aggregata – Tx, misapplied; > Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl – F, Il, NE, Tx; > Mirabilis dumetorum Shinners; > Mirabilis hirsuta – F, Il, NE; > Mirabilis pauciflora (Buckley) Standl. – Tx
Links to other floras: = Mirabilis albida - FNA4
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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