Latin name: Mirabilis tenuiloba S. Watson Pronunciation: mi-RAB-il-is ten-yoo-i-LO-ba Common name: Slender-lobed four o'clock Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock) Habitat: Rocky slopes and washes to 1500' in the western Colorado Desert portions of Imperial, Riverside and San Diego Counties Blooming period: March to May Name derivations: 1) Mirabilis 2) tenuiloba |
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