Mirabilis multiflora (Giant Four O'Clock, Froebel's Four O'Clock)

5/25/03 Roadside near campground, Mid Hills, Mojave National Preserve, 

San Bernardino County, CA 

5/25/03 Mid Hills

5/25/03 Mid Hills 

5/24/03 Mid Hills 

10/4/97 Interpretive Trail, Hole-in-the-Wall, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, CA 

4/27/01 Near campsite #19, Hole-in-the-Wall, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Giant Four O'Clock, Froebel's Four O'Clock

SPECIES: Mirabilis multiflora

FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae (Four O'Clock Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 10/4/1997

LOCATION: Interpretive Trail, Hole-in-the-Wall, Mojave National Preserve (E. Mojave), San Bernardino County, CA

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Treatment from the Jepson Manual (1993):

Stem ascending to erect, 3–8 dm

Leaf: blade 3–12 cm, round to ovate, fleshy, glandular-hairy or becoming glabrous

Inflorescence: involucre 1 per upper axil, bell-shaped, ± glabrous to minutely glandular-hairy; bracts 5, 22–35 mm, 1/2–3/4 fused; flowers 6 per involucre

Flower: perianth 40–60 mm, narrowly funnel-shaped, magenta

Fruit 6–11 mm, elliptic

Ecology: Dry, rocky or sandy places

Elevation: < 2500 m.  

Bioregional distribution: s San Joaquin Valley, White and Inyo Mountains, Desert 

Distribution outside California: to w Colorado, Arizona, Baja California