Mirabilis laevis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 10129

Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran

Desert wishbone bush

2016 Steven M Norris

2014 Keir Morse

2009 Ryan Gilmore

2013 John Doyen

Mirabilis laevis, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (2784 records) Plant Characteristics

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Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Nyctaginaceae
Genus:	Mirabilis
Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. cedrosensis ... var. crassifolia ... var. retrorsa ... var. villosa

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Oxybaphus laevis

More information about Mirabilis laevis


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MILA6) BONAP Distribution Map	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/16/2021).