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*Mirabilis jalapa Linnaeus var. jalapa. Common name: Garden Four-o’clock, Marvel-of-Peru, Morning-rose. Phenology: Jun-Nov (-May). Habitat: Disturbed areas, or persistent at former garden sites. Distribution: Native of tropical America.

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Taxonomy Comments: A second variety is not known from our area.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA4; < Mirabilis jalapa L. — Bah, C, F, Fl5, G, Il, K4, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Va, WH3, Bogle (1974); > Mirabilis japala — Tx; > Mirabilis lindheimeri (Standl.) Shinners — Tx. Basionym: Mirabilis jalapa L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Mirabilis jalapa var. jalapa - FNA4

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
  • Great Plains: UPL (name change)
  • Midwest: UPL (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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