Mirabilis tenuiloba explained

Mirabilis tenuiloba common names longlobe four o'clock or maravilla, is a plant species native to the south-western United States and north-eastern Mexico. It has been reported from Baja California, Baja California Sur, southern California (Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial Counties) and Arizona (Pima and Yuma Counties).^{[1] [2]}

Mirabilis tenuiloba is a perennial herb up to 100 cm tall, usually with many glandular hairs. Leaves are broadly egg-shaped, up to 8 cm long and 12 cm across. Flowers are trumpet-shaped or bell-shaped, white or pale pink, up to 18 mm long. Fruits are egg-shaped, dark red-brown, up to 6 mm long.^{[1] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415060 Flora of North America v 4 p 49, Mirabilis tenuiloba
2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Mirabilis%20tenuiloba.png Biota of North America Project, Floristic Synthesis, Mirabilis tenuiloba
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8781081#page/471/mode/1up Watson, Sereno. 1882. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 375
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/367745#page/464/mode/1up Standley, Paul Carpenter. 1909. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12(8): 363.
5. Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
6. Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.