Mirabilis hirsuta (Pursh) MacMill.
hairy umbrellawort (hairy four o'clock)
Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
hairy umbrellawort (hairy four o'clock)
Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a deep root; stems erect or ascending, usually several, 20-100 cm long, densely hairy to nearly glabrous, always hairy near the nodes and glandular-hairy in inflorescence.
Leaves:
Opposite, lance- to lance-egg-shaped or oblong, to 7 cm long, wedge- to somewhat heart-shaped at base, densely hairy to sticky finely hairy to almost glabrous with age, sessile to short-stalked.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of umbels grouped in branched clusters, bracts of inflorescence sticky-hairy; perianth pinkish, 8-10 mm long, broadly funnel-shaped with widely-flaring 5-lobed limb.
Fruits:
Achenes, broadly club-shaped, 4-5 mm long, 5-angled, wrinkled or creased surface, densely hairy.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Dry disturbed areas, streambeds and shrublands in the steppe zone; infrequent in S BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; E to MB and S to AZ, TX and MO.Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Allionia hirsuta
Oxybaphus hirsutus