About Allionia incarnata L.
Taxonomic Classification
Allionia incarnata L. is a flowering plant belonging to the four o'clock family, Nyctaginaceae.
Native Distribution
It is native to the Caribbean, the southern United States, and extends south through Central America into most of western South America.
Growth Form and Flowers
This species is typically a perennial herbaceous plant, though it occasionally grows as an annual, and produces dark pink flowers.
Common Names
It goes by several common names: pink three-flower, pink windmills, trailing allionia, trailing four-o'clock, and trailing windmills.
Accepted Varieties
Three varieties of this species are currently accepted: Allionia incarnata var. incarnata L., Allionia incarnata var. nudata (Standl.) Munz, and Allionia incarnata var. villosa (Standl.) B.L.Turner.
