Status: Native
Synonyms:
Allionella oxybaphoides (Gray) Rydberg
Allionella oxybaphoides (Gray) Rydberg var. glabrata (Heimerl) Standley
Mirabilis oxybaphoides (Gray) Gray var. glabrata Heimerl
Quamoclidion oxybaphoides Gray
Mirabilis oxybaphoides is a spreading perennial herb. The involucres contain three pink flowers the perianth of which is deeply cleft. They are pink-purple with three stamens. The opposite leaves are usually cordate or truncate at the base and acute at the apex (heart-shaped.) The herbage is densely viscid (sticky.) The fruit is without hairs and not distinctly ribbed or winged. The fruits of M. albida are ribbed and hairy, and the fruits of Allionia incarnata are winged and frequently toothed. Mirabilis oxybaphoides is found on dry hillsides at middle elevation.
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Mirabilis oxybaphoides, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Sept. 18, 2007
Mirabilis oxybaphoides, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, Sept. 10, 2007
Mirabilis oxybaphoides, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, Sept. 10, 2007
Mirabilis oxybaphoides, sprawling growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Leggett Canyon, September 27, 2009
Mirabilis oxybaphoides, opposite heart-shaped leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Leggett Canyon, September 27, 2009
Mirabilis oxybaphoides, fruits without distinct ribs or hairs (will turn brown to black when mature), photo Russ Kleinman, Leggett Canyon, September 27, 2009
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