| Accepted name: |
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Allionia ovata Pursh
-Allionia nyctaginea Michx. var. ovata Morong
-Allionia nyctaginea Michx.
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| English names: |
Wild Four-o'clock
Wild Four-o'clock
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| French names: |
Nyctage parasol
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HMIRNY
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Poultice of beaten root used for boils and milk poured over leaves used as fly poison(*7). Poultice of macerated root applied to burns. Root or whole herb used for bladder troubles(*14). Root used for sprains and swellings(*33)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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