Mirabilis albida

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Family:NYCTAGINACEAE
Species:Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
Common Name:White Four O'clock; Pale Umbrella Wort
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MIAL4
Plant Notes:White Four O'clock is a native herbaceous perennial in the Four O’clock family (Nyctaginaceae). It is found in the Black Belt region of central Alabama, and in areas with exposed limestone or chalk in northwest Alabama. White Four O'clock occurs in prairies, in cedar glades, in sandhills, and on chalk outcrops. It is a perennial with a deep, thick tap root. There are 1-5 erect to decumbent stems from each root crown. The stems are angled and pubescent in two lines. Leaves are opposite, sessile or with a short petiole, lanceolate to elliptic in outline, with entire margins. The leaves are pubescent along the veins and often thick and leathery in texture. Leaves are mostly in the lower half of the stems and much reduced upwards. The flowers are produced in axillary and terminal panicles. Individual flowers have 5 untied involucral bracts that enlarge and form a papery bell-shaped structure that surrounds the seed. There are 1-3 flowers per involucre. The flowers are radially symmetrical and pink in color. The flowers have 5 petal-like sepals and no petals. The stamens are exserted. Flowers open in the late afternoon and close by mid-morning. The fruit is a warty achene. White Four O'clock is listed as an S2 species in Alabama (typically 6 to 20 occurrences, few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable in the state), and globally as a G5 species (demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery).--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, S2 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyNYCTAGINACEAE - Four-O'clock family
Genus Mirabilis
Species Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl - White Four O'clock; Pale Umbrella Wort

Citation

Citation Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl, Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 5: 182. 1901.
Basionym: Allionia albida Walter 1788.
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Allionia albida    
Oxybaphus albidus    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Butler, Dallas, Franklin, Jefferson, Lamar, Lowndes, Marengo, Montgomery, Sumter, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1886 - 1987

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA_ACC_6467 Montgomery Jul 1904 Andrews, Elizabeth F.
 AUA
Mirabilis Albida (Walt.) Heimerl
UWAL0005244 Sumter 07 Sep 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3040.1		 UWAL
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl.
UWAL0016646 Dallas 13 Aug 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25445		 UWAL
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
TROY000033120 Butler 10 Jun 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22236		 TROY
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
UNA00033013 Autauga _ Aug 1881 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
AUA_ACC_72006 Dallas 9 Oct 2008 Schotz, Alfred
2118		 AUA
Mirabilis Albida (Walt.) Heimerl
UNA00033033 Montgomery 29 Sep 1893 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
UNA00033018 Sumter 09 Sep 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
1174		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
UWAL0004930 Butler 10 Jun 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22215		 UWAL
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
UNA00056765 Bibb 28 Sep 1992 Allison, James R.
7271		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
UWAL0002730 Marengo 08 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1376		 UWAL
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
TROY000044200 Montgomery 02 Oct 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27689		 TROY
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
ALNHS00004493 Marengo 05 Oct 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2719		 ALNHS
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
UNA00067466 Franklin 03 May 1981 Webb, David
3932		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
AUA_ACC_39221 Autauga 15 Jun 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
727		 AUA
Mirabilis Albida (Walt.) Heimerl
JSU134109 Autauga 15 Jun 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
727		 JSU
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
UNA00033023 Montgomery 31 Aug 1886 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
AUA_ACC_19293 Autauga 10 Jul 1970 Moore, Harold D.
332		 AUA
Mirabilis Albida (Walt.) Heimerl
UWAL0010274 Dallas 11 May 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7255		 UWAL
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
UWAL0039854 Montgomery 02 Oct 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27689		 UWAL
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
UNA00066854 Sumter 07 Sep 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3040a		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
TROY000039912 Dallas 11 May 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7255		 TROY
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
UNA00056481 Sumter 21 Oct 1997 Schotz, Alfred
1575		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
UNA00033038 Lowndes 06 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1107		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
JSU134110 Marengo 7 Oct 1976 Kral, Robert
59395		 JSU
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
UNA00033048 Sumter 24 Sep 1967 McDaniel, Sidney
9803		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
UWAL0004925 Butler 10 Jun 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22236		 UWAL
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
UNA00057758 Bibb 22 Jun 1992 Allison, James R.
6759		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
TROY000033938 Marengo 08 Oct 2006 England, J. Kevin
1376		 TROY
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
AUA_ACC_67440 Sumter 7 Sep 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3040a		 AUA
Mirabilis Albida (Walt.) Heimerl
AUA_ACC_39222 Lowndes 6 Sep 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1107		 AUA
Mirabilis Albida (Walt.) Heimerl
TROY000033117 Butler 10 Jun 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22215		 TROY
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
TROY000021658 Sumter 07 Sep 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3040a		 TROY
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
AUA_ACC_70890 Marengo 8 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1376		 AUA
Mirabilis Albida (Walt.) Heimerl
TROY000048191 Autauga 07 Sep 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1193		 TROY
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
TROY000041597 Dallas 13 Aug 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25445		 TROY
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
AUA_ACC_39220 Autauga 15 Jun 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
727		 AUA
Mirabilis Albida (Walt.) Heimerl
ALNHS00004086 Sumter 15 Jul 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2394		 ALNHS
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
UNA00070131 Dallas 09 Oct 2008 Schotz, Alfred
2118		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
UNA00033028 Autauga 14 Jul 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
932		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
JSU134112 Jefferson 28 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
406		 JSU
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
UNA00048605 Lamar 06 Oct 1987 McDaniel, Sidney
29581		 UNA
Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl
TROY000031566 Wilcox 21 Jul 2010 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 TROY
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
UWAL0046228 Autauga 07 Sep 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1193		 UWAL
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
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