Status:
valid
Authors:
(Standl.) W.A.Weber
Source:
tro
Year:
1979
Citation Micro:
Phytologia 41: 487 (1979)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001236085
Common Names
- Mirabilis
- Glandulosa
- Mirabilis Glandulosa
Description
Mirabilis glandulosa (also called Glandular Four O'Clock, among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the family Nyctaginaceae. It is native to western North America, from British Columbia to California and east to the Dakotas and Texas. It is an annual or biennial plant with a basal rosette of leaves and a tall, branched stem that can reach up to 1 meter in height. The flowers are yellow and have five petals.
Uses & Benefits
Mirabilis glandulosa is used as an ornamental plant and for its medicinal properties. It is also used as a food source and for its dyeing properties.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Mirabilis glandulosa has small, yellow-green flowers that are clustered in the leaf axils. Its seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have two cotyledons.
Cultivation and Propagation
Mirabilis glandulosa is an annual herb native to South America and is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. It prefers moist, well-drained soils and can tolerate some shade. Propagation is by seed. Seeds should be sown in spring or summer.
Where to Find Mirabilis glandulosa
Mirabilis glandulosa is native to Mexico and can be found in the Yucatán Peninsula.
Species in the Mirabilis genus
Mirabilis jalapa,
Mirabilis hirsuta,
Mirabilis elegans,
Mirabilis longiflora,
Mirabilis oxybaphoides,
Mirabilis odorata,
Mirabilis violacea,
Mirabilis campanulata,
Mirabilis intercedens,
Mirabilis oaxacae,
Mirabilis ovata,
Mirabilis prostrata,
Mirabilis weberbaueri,
Mirabilis aggregata,
Mirabilis albida,
Mirabilis alipes,
Mirabilis bigelovii,
Mirabilis californica,
Mirabilis coccinea,
Mirabilis collina,
Mirabilis decipiens,
Mirabilis dumetorum,
Mirabilis gigantea,
Mirabilis glabra,
Mirabilis glabrifolia,
Mirabilis greenei,
Mirabilis linearis,
Mirabilis macfarlanei,
Mirabilis multiflora,
Mirabilis oblongifolia,
Mirabilis pudica,
Mirabilis pumila,
Mirabilis rotundifolia,
Mirabilis tenuiloba,
Mirabilis expansa,
Mirabilis viscosa,
Mirabilis laevis,
Mirabilis pulchella,
Mirabilis watsoniana,
Mirabilis suffruticosa,
Mirabilis wrightiana,
Mirabilis hintoniorum,
Mirabilis microchlamydea,
Mirabilis comata,
Mirabilis longipes,
Mirabilis triflora,
Mirabilis oligantha,
Mirabilis polyphylla,
Mirabilis pringlei,
Mirabilis urbani,
Species in the Nyctaginaceae family
Abronia alba,
Abronia alpina,
Abronia ameliae,
Abronia ammophila,
Abronia angustifolia,
Abronia argillosa,
Abronia bigelovii,
Abronia bolackii,
Abronia carnea,
Abronia crux-maltae,
Abronia elliptica,
Abronia fragrans,
Abronia gracilis,
Abronia latifolia,
Abronia macrocarpa,
Abronia maritima,
Abronia mellifera,
Abronia micrantha,
Abronia minor,
Abronia nana,
Abronia nealleyi,
Abronia parviflora,
Abronia pogonantha,
Abronia turbinata,
Abronia umbellata,
Abronia villosa,
Abronia insularis,
Abronia neurophylla,
Abronia platyphylla,
Abronia variabilis,
Acleisanthes acutifolia,
Acleisanthes angustifolia,
Acleisanthes anisophylla,
Acleisanthes chenopodioides,
Acleisanthes crassifolia,
Acleisanthes diffusa,
Acleisanthes lanceolata,
Acleisanthes longiflora,
Acleisanthes nana,
Acleisanthes nevadensis,
Acleisanthes obtusa,
Acleisanthes palmeri,
Acleisanthes parvifolia,
Acleisanthes purpusiana,
Acleisanthes somalensis,
Acleisanthes undulata,
Acleisanthes wrightii,
Allionia choisyi,
Allionia incarnata,
Allionia viscida,