Delaware Wildflowers • Families • Nyctaginaceae

Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.
Heart-leaved Umbrella-wort
Nyctaginaceae — Four O'Clock family
Native
Mirabilis nyctaginea
This plant is not on the Delaware flora checklist, but it seems to be established along Doe Run Road in northern New Castle County.  It is native to North America, but not to Delaware.
New Castle County
May 2006

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