Status: Native
Synonyms:
Allionia bodinii (Holzinger) Morong
Allionia divaricata Rydberg
Allionia diffusa Heller
Allionia linearis Pursh
Allionia pinetorum Standley
Mirabilis decipiens (Standley) Standley
Mirabilis diffusa (Heller) Reed
Oxybaphus diffusus (Heller) Martin & Hutchins ined. [not validly published]
Oxybaphus linearis (Pursh) Robinson var. decipiens (Standley) Kearney & Peebles
Oxybaphus linearis (Pursh) Robinson var. linearis
Mirabilis linearis var. linearis is an upright to decumbent herb with gray-green foliage and linear leaves. The flowers are bright pink purple. Mirabilis linearis var. linearis and Mirabilis coccinea are very similar. The best field character to separate the two is the very inflated, papery and veiny fruiting calyx of Mirabilis linearis var. linearis as compared to the small, uninflated calyx of M. coccinea.
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Mirabilis linearis var. linearis, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road near Ridge Road about 5 miles south of Silver City, October 10, 2009
Mirabilis linearis var. linearis, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road near Ridge Road about 5 miles south of Silver City, October 10, 2009
Mirabilis linearis var. linearis, closeup of calyx with fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road near Ridge Road about 5 miles south of Silver City, October 10, 2009
Mirabilis linearis var. linearis, field macro of fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road near Ridge Road about 5 miles south of Silver City, October 10, 2009
Mirabilis linearis var. linearis, closeup of minutely pubescent stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road near Ridge Road about 5 miles south of Silver City, October 10, 2009
Mirabilis linearis var. linearis, flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, September 9, 2011
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