Latin name: Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran var. crassifolia (Choisy) Spellenb. Pronunciation: mi-RAB-il-is LEE-vis kras-i-FO-lee-a Common name: Wishbone bush Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock) Habitat: Dry slopes and stony washes mostly below 2500' in coastal sage scrub, chaparral and foothill woodlands from cismontane central California to San Diego Co. and extending to the desert edge and Channel Islands Blooming period: May to July Name derivations: 1) Mirabilis 2) laevis 3) crassifolia |
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