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Mirabilis

Mirabilis is a genus of plants in the family Nyctaginaceae known as the four-o'clocks or umbrellaworts. The best known species may be Mirabilis jalapa, the plant most commonly called four o'clock.

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AI finds plant compound mix that fights sun-damaged skin cells

The four o'clock flower blooming in your evening garden, along with the quercetin found in onions, apples, and capers, just...

Four O'Clock Flower (Mirabilis jalapa) medicinal-plants / plant-signaling

Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) observed in Odessa, TX, USA

If Marvel of Peru is naturalizing in the Permian Basin's harsh alkaline soils, it could be a surprisingly tough candidate for...

Four O'Clock Flower (Mirabilis jalapa) citizen-science / urban-ecology