Nyctaginaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Nyctaginaceae
Abronia turbinata Torr. ex S.Watson

Abronia turbinata Torr. ex S.Watson

Abronia turbinata Torr. ex S.Watson

Transmontane sand-verbena (Abronia turbinata) is an annual flowering four o'clock plant native to western US desert and plateau scrub.

Abronia mellifera Douglas

Abronia mellifera Douglas

Abronia mellifera Douglas

Abronia mellifera is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant endemic to the Northwestern United States.

Mirabilis alipes (S.Watson) Pilz

Mirabilis alipes (S.Watson) Pilz

Mirabilis alipes (S.Watson) Pilz

Mirabilis alipes, or winged four o'clock, is a perennial herb native to the southwestern United States.

Mirabilis tenuiloba S.Watson

Mirabilis tenuiloba S.Watson

Mirabilis tenuiloba S.Watson

Mirabilis tenuiloba is a perennial herb native to southwestern US and northeastern Mexico with characteristic hairy stems, leaves, and flowers.

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. is a woody vine/shrub native to South America, grown ornamentally and historically used for diabetes by an Indian tribe.

Bougainvillea glabra Choisy

Bougainvillea glabra Choisy

Bougainvillea glabra Choisy

Bougainvillea glabra Choisy is an evergreen climbing shrub cultivated ornamentally and used for medicinal purposes.

Anulocaulis annulatus (Coville) Standl.

Anulocaulis annulatus (Coville) Standl.

Anulocaulis annulatus (Coville) Standl.

Anulocaulis annulatus, or valley ringstem, is a Mojave Desert endemic perennial flowering herb in the four o'clock family.

Boerhavia coulteri (Hook.fil.) S.Watson

Boerhavia coulteri (Hook.fil.) S.Watson

Boerhavia coulteri (Hook.fil.) S.Watson

Boerhavia coulteri, or Coulter's spiderling, is an annual herb native to deserts of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Boerhavia wrightii A.Gray

Boerhavia wrightii A.Gray

Boerhavia wrightii A.Gray

Boerhavia wrightii, or largebract spiderling, is an annual flowering herb native to southwestern US and northern Mexican deserts.

Boerhavia gracillima Heimerl

Boerhavia gracillima Heimerl

Boerhavia gracillima Heimerl

Boerhavia gracillima, the slimstalk spiderling, is a perennial herb native to the southwestern US and Mexico that favors dry rocky habitats.

Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson

Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson

Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson

Boerhavia dominii (tarvine) is a native Australian prostrate perennial herb in the four o'clock family that bears pale pink to purple flowers.

Tripterocalyx micranthus (Torr.) Hook.

Tripterocalyx micranthus (Torr.) Hook.

Tripterocalyx micranthus (Torr.) Hook.

Tripterocalyx micranthus is an annual compact branched herb native to prairies, meadows, and fields, with pink to green-tinged trumpet flowers.

Okenia hypogaea Schltdl. & Cham.

Okenia hypogaea Schltdl. & Cham.

Okenia hypogaea Schltdl. & Cham.

Okenia hypogaea, the beach peanut, is an annual flowering plant and the only species in genus Okenia, native to tropical North America.

Ceodes brunoniana (Endl.) Skottsb.

Ceodes brunoniana (Endl.) Skottsb.

Ceodes brunoniana (Endl.) Skottsb.

Ceodes brunoniana is a small tree with sticky fruits native to parts of New Zealand, cultivated as a decorative tree.

Ceodes umbellifera J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Ceodes umbellifera J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Ceodes umbellifera J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Ceodes umbellifera, commonly birdlime, is a sticky-fruited tropical tree with recorded traditional and potential medicinal uses.

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