Cedar Creek
Natural History Area


Plants of Cedar Creek

Family NYCTAGINACEAE

(Four-o'clock Family)

   Two species of Mirabilis (=Oxybaphis) represent the Four-o’clock Family.   M. hirsuta (Slender 4 O'clock)  is fairly common in the savanna area south of Fish Lake; M. nyctaginea (Heart-leaved 4 O'clock) is an infrequently encountered roadside weed.
 


jhaar@lter.umn.edu Last updated 1/1/1998 12:00 pm (Thursday)