Scarlet four-o'clock

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scarlet four-o'clock
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nyctaginaceae Genus: Mirabilis Species: M. coccinea
Binomial name
Mirabilis coccinea

Scarlet four-o'clock (Mirabilis coccinea), is a spring wildflower found in the eastern Mojave Desert of the southwestern United States. The plant grows to two feet with deep-red flowers which open at night. The plant can be found occasionally on washes, plains, and rocky slopes.

[edit] References

• Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 116