Narrowleaf Four O

Narrowleaf Four O'Clock

Mirabilis linearis (Pursh.) Heimerl.

Nyctaginaceae (Four O'Clock Family)

▲ mature flowering plant

▲ closer view of narrow leaves at base of plant

▲ ▼ flowers

▲ dried flower that persists on plants

Narrowleaved Four O’Clock: (p. 375, Weeds of the Great Plains; not in Weeds of the Northeast)

• has very narrow to linear leaves, compared to more heart-shaped leaves of wild four o’clock
• is also a simple perennial, with greenish to bright pink terminal flower clusters
• not as widespread as wild four o’clock; found more in sandy soils and northern Midwest

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