Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
Narrowleaf Four O'Clock
Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock Family)
USDA Symbol: MILI3USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Mirabilis linearis
Linearleaf Four-O'Clock
Nyctaginiaceae
Location: 60 m E of the South Gate on Oakwell Farms Pky and above large rocks on S side of the Pky --Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Dry limestone soil. Full sun.
Description: Erect, simple perennial, 1 m tall. Stem glaucous/whitish. Leaves crowded, 3-10 cm long, to 5 mm wide, thick. Gray-green, entire. Infloresence 3- flowered, perianth pink.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Jul 27, 1987
Specimen number: 275
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0526
Accession Date: Aug 24, 1993
Accession Number: 40
Annotations: SCFRB