Mirabilis albida
Pale umbrella-wort, Hairy umbrella-wort Taxonomy
Synonyms: Mirabilis hirsuta, Oxybaphus albidus, Oxybaphus hirsutus Subspecific taxa: Classification:
Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: State Endangered Notes:Note that Mirabilis hirsuta is the form that is listed as SE, but we follow recent taxonomy and lump these records with M. albida. Origin:
Species Description
General: Dicot-herb, perennial Roots: primary Shoots: opposite leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Pinnate leaf venation Inflorescence: panicle Flowers: unisexual; 5 merous; incomplete, not petals, regular; red; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: achene Physiology: autotrophic; C3 C02 fixation Reproduction: sexual
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: Species is distributed in waste areas; railroad ballast; field borders; bluff edges. Species is distributed along railroad ballast; roadsides; waste areas. ILPIN Notes: Species is native to south-central U.S. Species is native to western U.S. Functional Relationships:
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