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Viscid Four o'Clock
Mirabilis viscosa
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
marvel of PeruMirabilis jalapa
Wishbone BushMirabilis laevis
scarlet spiderlingBoerhavia coccinea
Mirabilis aggregata
Narrowleaf Four o'ClockMirabilis linearis
Wild Four o'ClockMirabilis nyctaginea
Mountain Four o'ClockMirabilis melanotricha
Mirabilis cordifolia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 793 |
|---|---|
| Guanajuato | 144 |
| Puebla | 96 |
| Queretaro de Arteaga | 76 |
| Jalisco | 71 |
| Oaxaca | 62 |
| Durango | 55 |
| Nuevo Leon | 39 |
| San Luis Potosi | 35 |
| Chiapas | 32 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | four o'clock family · Nyctaginaceae |
| Genus | four o'clocks · Mirabilis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Viscid Four o'Clock with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.