CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Mirabilis coccinea

Common Name:	red four o'clock
Family:	Nyctaginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDNYC0A090
Full Name:	Mirabilis coccinea (Torr.) Benth. & Hook.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	MICO7

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - July Habitat: • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 2.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G5 G5: Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 23
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 3 0 0 20

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
9	14

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
23	0	0

Notes
See Botany of the U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey, p. 169 (1859) by W. Emory for original description. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 2001-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 1070 - 1800 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Sonora

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Pinto Valley (200A) 35115B3, Mid Hills (200B) 35115B4, Cima (201A) 35115B5, Crescent Peak (224B) 35115D2, Castle Peaks (224C) 35115C2, Hart Peak (224D) 35115C1, Mineral Hill (225B) 35115D4, Ivanpah (225D) 35115C3, Cima Dome (226D) 35115C5, Blackwater Mine (274D) 35115G7

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1974

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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