Mirabilis comata Calflora

Taxon Report

Mirabilis comata (Small) Standl.

(not an active name)

Hairy tuft four o'clock

Mirabilis comata is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~112 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Mirabilis
Family:	Nyctaginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Allionia comata
PLANTS	Oxybaphus comatus
JEF	Mirabilis albida

Information about Mirabilis comata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (MICO15) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/01/2024).