Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Nyctaginia capitata
Nyctaginia capitata Choisy
Devil's Bouquet, Scarlet Muskflower
Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock Family)
USDA Symbol: NYCAUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Nyctaginia capitata
Devil's Bouquet
Nyctaginaceae
Location: South boundary of John James City Park, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Open, sunny field; nominal moisture.
Description: Sprawling herbaceous perennial from woody root. Much branched stems decumbent. Perianth deep-red. Plant viscid, malodorus.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harold C. Walker
Collection Date: May 28, 1991
Specimen number: 3
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1104
Accession Date: Feb 26, 1998
Accession Number: 101
Annotations: SCXXB (In flower)