Mirabilis oxybaphoides (A.Gray) A.Gray

  • Filed As

    Nyctaginaceae
    Mirabilis oxybaphoides (A.Gray) A.Gray

  • Collector(s)

    R. W. Spellenberg 2738, 24 Oct 1972

  • Location

    United States of America. New Mexico. Doña Ana Co. S end of Organ Mountains in a narrow defile at the mouth of Long Canyon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3378390

    Occurrence ID: 30122b01-aa68-4a4e-85f2-f220d6377e96

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New Mexico

  • County/Municipio

    Doña Ana Co.

  • Locality

    S end of Organ Mountains in a narrow defile at the mouth of Long Canyon.

  • Location Notes

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FLORA OF NEW" MEXICO
2738 Mirabilis oxybaphoides Gray
DONA ANA CO., S end of Organ Mountains in
narrow defile at the mouth of Long Canyon,
these plants getting only about 2-3 hours
of sun per day.
Stems prostrate, to 2 m. long, from a
thick spongy root about 4 cm. thick (and
which was heavily grub-infested); flowers
pale pink to lavender-pink, slightly
zygomorphic, the style and filaments de-
clined; filaments and style the same color
as the perianth; 3 flowers per involucre,
only one blooming at a time; lobes of the
involucre loosely clasping the anthocarps.
Coll: R. & M. Spellenberg Oct. 24, 1972
03378390