Patagonia Wildflowers
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yerba sal
Mirabilis ovata
Mirabilis ovata
yerba sal Verbena/Four-o'clock
Mirabilis ovata Nyctaginaceae
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Spanish common names
  •yerba sal
  •mentica
  •dengue
accepted scientific name
  •Mirabilis ovata (Ruiz & Pav.) Meigen
rules for finding collection records
  Mirabilis ovata (164)
  Oxybaphus ovatus (5)
family name
  • Nyctaginaceae

Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 0.6 to 0.8 inches
Leaf: Opposite, Simple
Plant Observed last week of September thru 1st week of April

How Likely at this Location (20%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (54%)
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Instituto Darwinion (35)
Flora Mendocina
Flora Bonaerense (1)
sib.gob.ar (1)
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