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Taxa: Mirabilis
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Missouri Botanical Garden

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Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
1607649Ernest J. Palmer   527151951-07-23
United States, Missouri, Dade, Wooded banks along small stream, 1.5 mi ne of turnback.
MO
Mirabilis aggregata (Ortega) Cav.
739106Chris D. Sherman   2551991-09-20
United States, Texas, Houston, 16.6 miles N of Crockett Town Square on Hwy. 287/19., 31.4 -95.26666, 160m
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
1673003Ernest J. Palmer   253141924-06-04
United States, Missouri, Jasper, Along limestone ledges, bluffs of Spring River, near Melugin.
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
1672980Julian A. Steyermark   149711934-08-29
United States, Missouri, Gentry, Roadside prairie thicket, 3 mi N of Berlin.
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
1672961Julian A. Steyermark   149151934-08-27
United States, Missouri, Clinton, Limestone outcrops on hills in Wallace State Park, 6 mi S of Cameron.
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
1672944Ernest J. Palmer   188091920-08-23
United States, Missouri, Jasper, Limestone barrens, 4 mi NW of Carthage.
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
1681300Ernest J. Palmer   580961954-07-08
United States, Missouri, Christian, Collected at Blue Spring, 3 mi NW of Nixa.
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
1642231Joe Ryan   14231989-09-12
United States, Missouri, Boone, Rock bridge memorial state park: on rocky, wooded bluffs over gans cr. Along The trail from bonne femme church rd. Parking lot, 230m
MO
1684039David Charlton   11551988-02-18
United States, California, Riverside, Alluvial fan, s side of little san bernardino mtns. Fargo canyon road to Cottonwood wash, s of joshua tree national park, parallel to i-10. Creosote Bush scrub. 5 Miles e of jct. Dillon rd. And fargo cyn rd. Stable and disturbed Upper bajada with encelia, larrea; uncommon white flowered perennial, 2' tall, 762m
MO
Mirabilis lanceolata (Rydb.) Standl.
738890James S. Miller   67081991-08-14
United States, Colorado, Jefferson, Junction of the N fork of the South Platte and the South Platte Rivers, 14 mi N of Deckers., 39.45 -105.16666, 1880m
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Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
738715James S. Miller   77921992-07-03
United States, New Mexico, Grant, 5 miles S of Silver City on New Mexico route 90., 1750m
MO
Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
739647Bruce A. Stein   19191984-08-15
United States, Colorado, Moffat, Yampa River between Craig and Maybell. North side of Duffy Mountain near Sand Spring Gulch. Elev. ca. 6100 ft. 40º25'N, 107º50'W Sagebrush scrub along and above river., 40.41666 -107.83333, 185m
MO
Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
739663Bruce A. Stein   19621984-08-19
United States, Kansas, Saline, along Interstate 70 8 miles north of Brookville. Elev. ca. 1900 ft. Grassy fields and roadsides., 580m
MO
Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) A. Gray
738852James S. Miller   75651992-06-25
United States, New Mexico, Socorro, 10 miles W of Magdalena on U.S. route 60., 2070m
MO
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.
1652825Carrol F. Eaglesfield   1541996-05-20
United States, Missouri, Henry, Roadside, Road AA.
MO
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.
738767James S. Miller   52111990-06-05
United States, Missouri, Saint Francois, Along U.S. route 67 at the Big River., 37.95 -90.56666, 260m
MO
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.
738646Richard D. Noyes   8691989-09-17
United States, Missouri, Oregon, US 160 at the Eleven Point River, Riverton Picnic Area. T23N R2W Sec. 17., 36.63333 -91.21666, 150m
MO
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.
738329Chris Dietrich   761994-09-12
United States, Missouri, Saint Louis City, Vacant lot at NE corner of Tower Grove Avenue and Vandeventer Blvd. Ca. 1/2 mi NE of Missouri Botanical Garden, bordering railroad tracks. In full sun. Gravelly soil.
MO
Mirabilis oblongifolia (A. Gray) Heimerl
738776James S. Miller   56711990-10-11
United States, Texas, Val Verde, At the intersection of U.S. routes 277 and 377. Scrub vegetation dominated by Juniperus and Leucophyllum., 29.46666 -100.96666, 550m
MO
Mirabilis bigelovii bigelovii
739293Chris Dietrich   191994-04-12
United States, California, Riverside, 9 miles north-northwest of Indio, off Dillon Road 1.9 miles northeast on Berdoo Canyon Road (J241). BLM land. Desert Access Guide Map #17. Along gravelly wash in creosote bush scrub., 33.81888 -116.17083, 380m
MO
Mirabilis bigelovii retrorsa (A. Heller) Munz
739284Chris Dietrich   101994-04-12
United States, California, San Bernardino, 11 miles north of Yucca Valley, off State Highway 247, 1.1 miles west on New Dixie Mine Road. BLM Desert Access Guide Map #14. Creosote bush scrub., 34.27777 -116.46055, 1060m
MO
Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran
738228Jon Ricketson   48001992-10-20
United States, California, Los Angeles, Santa Catalina Island; Catalina Conservancy Land, The James H. Ackerman Native Plant Nursery. In Middle Canyon, near Middle Ranch and Cape Canyon Trail. 10 miles west of the city of Avalon. Collections made in cooperation with the Catalina Conservancy., 33.33333 -118.41666, 230m
MO
739961Mary Susan Taylor   57731988-06-12
United States, Illinois, Madison, S of Alton, near jct of Hwy 143 with Hwy 3, at barge tie-up on Mississippi River.
MO
1237584Heidi H. Schmidt   25771998-04-09
United States, Arizona, Pima, Coronado National Forest. Ca. 9.0 miles N of Tucson on the Catalina Highway. In Saguaro-Ocotillo forest. On rocky hillsides and in ephemeral streambeds. Granitic soils., 32.31361 -110.71083, 1150m
MO
Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
2118133H. van der Werff   188092004-08-04
United States, New Mexico, Taos, Along Rd. Questa-Lake Cabresto. Open pine forest., 2400 - 2800m
MO
2071827Anonymous   s.n.1892-10-13
United States, Missouri, Saint Louis, Cultivated at Missouri Botanical Garden., 38.6 -90.25
MO
2072060John H. Kellogg   s.n.1908-09-30
United States, Missouri, Saint Louis, Cultivated at Missouri Botanical Gardens. Originally from Mexico
MO
2636929Jack E. Engelmann   s.n.1934-08-25
United States, Oklahoma, Roadside four miles northwest of Norman.
MO
2636932Marcus E. Jones   248011929-09-28
United States, Arizona, Ramsey Canon, Huachuca Mountains
MO
Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
879799Marshall R. Crosby   168821994-06-03
United States, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Cerros Negros area, about 10 km E of Sta. Fe. Pinyon pine scrub and roadsides near Las Vegas Highway. Numbers 16676ñ 16680, 16881-16887., 35.66666 -105.83333, 2100m
MO
1287383Alan E. Brant   39931998-09-13
United States, Arizona, Pima, T13S,R16E. Coronado National Forest along Forest Road 5, Catalina Mts., 32.32638 -110.69944, 900 - 1000m
MO
Mirabilis glandulosa (Standl.) W.A. Weber
2998326Robert M. King   137772005-06-03
United States, Colorado, Mesa, In Unaweep Canyon, along Colorado Hwy 141 and East Creek, ca 2 mi SW of US Hwy 50., 38.97 -108.46722, 1437m
MO
Mirabilis laevis var. villosa (Kellogg) Spellenb.
2649276Richard S. Felger   04-812004-10-26
United States, Arizona, Yuma, Barry M. Goldwater Military Range, Tinajas Altas Mountains. Canyon bottom in "upper canyon", high canyon-valley, ca 0.4 km southwestward from the uppermost of the Tinajas Altas. Associated species: Olneya tesota, Ambrosia ilicifolia, Encelia farinos. Upper limit here of Justicia californica. Fouquieria green on slopes, some in flower. Desertscrub., 32.3 -114.05, 466m
MO
Mirabilis alipes (S. Watson) Pilz
1797265Cedric L. Porter   53081950-06-03
United States, Utah, Uintah, Utah, Uintah County. On the Wasatch formation 5 miles south of Vernal., 1524m
MO
Mirabilis coccinea (Torr.) Benth. & Hook. f.
1797261Charles (Carlos) Wright   17231851-07-00
United States, New Mexico, Gravelly hills of the [?]
MO
Mirabilis diffusa (A. Heller) C.F. Reed
1797256A. Arthur Heller   37401897-06-21
United States, New Mexico, Collected on hills, ten miles west of Santa Fe., 1829m
MO
Mirabilis glabra (S. Watson) Standl.
3440842Gerrit Davidse   394832007-07-23
United States, Oklahoma, Beckham, 1.2 km W of Hext by road, along Roger Miller Memorial Highway, ca. 1 airline km north of Hwy. I-40. Prairie remnant along roadside., 35.2455555 -99.7661111, 589m
MO
Mirabilis hirsuta (Pursh) MacMill.
2998037Robert M. King   133762004-08-28
United States, Wyoming, Laramie, Along I-25, at Little Bear, ca 26 mi. N of Cheyenne., 41.55111 -104.89416, 1809m
MO
Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
1791562Richard R. Clinebell II   31132001-08-17
United States, New Mexico, Bernalillo, Ca. 2 mi. E of Tijeras exit (I-40) on NM 330 near Zamoro Rd. Grassland in pinyon-juniperus woodland. Associates include Gilia, Erysimum and Gaura coccinea., 35.095 -106.36861, 1956m
MO
Mirabilis macfarlanei Constance & Rollins
1797242Lincoln Constance   
United States, Oregon, Wallowa, detailed locality information protected
MO
1797106Leslie N. Goodding   6531902-04-29
United States, Nevada, Kernan, Nevada. Rocky ledges.
MO
1797270Charles S. Crandall   s.n.1894-05-28
United States, Colorado, Grand Junction., 1372m
MO
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.
3455806Delzie Demaree   691441974-10-05
United States, Arkansas, Crittenden, P.O. Chatfield. Disturbed cultivated field. Neuhardt. Coastal Plain Region., 65m
MO
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.
100544454Bill Summers   106032012-04-26
United States, Missouri, Howell, 1 mi SW of West Plains city limits at the corner of County Roads 6070 and 6620, 36.7067 -91.8883
MO
Mirabilis oblongifolia (A. Gray) Heimerl
1798028J.C. Blumer   13851906-09-17
United States, Arizona, Barfoot Park. Rolling, andesitic, pine land, recently lumbered., 2438 - 2515m
MO
1797250Aven Nelson   80481900-08-10
United States, Wyoming, Albany, On the road grade in a sunny canyon. Head of Wood's Creek, Albany Co.
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3504396Benjamin F. Bush   77041915-07-21
United States, Missouri, Jackson, Swope Park barrens, 38.99555 -94.5225
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3504851Benjamin F. Bush   20911891-08-31
United States, Missouri, Jackson
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3504716Benjamin F. Bush   98351922-09-04
United States, Missouri, Shannon, Montier rocky woods, 36.98694 -91.57527
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3503257Benjamin F. Bush   156351936-05-27
United States, Missouri, Stone, Baxter barrens, 36.56611 -93.49194
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3502921Benjamin F. Bush   139351934-09-13
United States, Missouri, Saline, Blue Lick; rocky ground rocky ground
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3502922Benjamin F. Bush   139351934-09-13
United States, Missouri, Schuyler, Blue Lick rocky ground
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3505106Benjamin F. Bush   s.n.1893-07-24
United States, Missouri, McDonald
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3508195Arthur Christ   s.n.1976-08-20
United States, Missouri, Taney, Highway 165 near Table Rock Dam. on limestone glade
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3507348Arthur Christ   s.n.1931-06-24
United States, Missouri, Franklin, St. Albans along edge of bluff
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3507749Arthur Christ   s.n.1970-09-16
United States, Missouri, Montgomery, Graham Cave State Park on glade
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3500566Cindy E. Becker   17992005-10-06
United States, Missouri, Newton, Camp Crowder - National Guard Training Site mesic forest; West-facing slope within a remnant dolomite glade, overgrown with cedar. South Unit of Camp Crowder; (X:377924.12 Y:4070135.41 Z:15); Clarksville very gravelly silt loamSchizachrium scoparium, Smilax bona-nox, Rudbeckia missouriensis, Anten, 36.76916 -94.36777, 341m
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3500904Edgar Anderson   s.n.1937-09-25
United States, Missouri, Shannon, 1 mi N of Eminence
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3512810Francis P. Daniels   s.n.1902-08-00
United States, Missouri, Boone, Roadside roadside
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3513152Dolly D. Darigo   12471992-06-11
United States, Missouri, Crawford, Meramec State Park savannah Ridge Glade, dolomite glade, 38.18805 -91.11611
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3516240Heinrich K.D. Eggert   s.n.1893-00-00
United States, Missouri, Saint Louis
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3520225Norlan C. Henderson   94-10531994-09-20
United States, Missouri, Johnson, Ca. 6 mi N of Knob Noster, along Missouri Highway 23 roadside embankment
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3522834Stan Hudson   s.n.1992-09-30
United States, Missouri, Wayne, Above St. Francis River E of Highway 67 on top of Bluff, 37.0975 -90.43416
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3521407Sherry L. Holmes   6421992-05-14
United States, Missouri, Scott, 3 mi S of Benton I-55 exit on Highway H, 0.5 mi E of N side of County Road #504 savanna; Scotco sand, 37.06111 -89.51305
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3521279Hoffmann, Ralph   s.n.1916-08-10
United States, Missouri, Jackson, Dodson on calcareous ballast, trolley tracks, 38.975 -94.55277
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3523172Lisle Jeffrey   11161933-09-08
United States, Missouri, Boone, Limestone bluffs of Missouri River, 3 mi SE of Rocheport limestone bluffs of Missouri River
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3524418John H. Kellogg   s.n.1928-08-12
United States, Missouri, Sainte Genevieve, Bloomsdale glades, 38.00944 -90.21777
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3528440Viktor Muehlenbach   24581965-05-22
United States, Missouri, Saint Louis City, Baden freight yard of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad; along second track from W, S of switchmen's shanty, ca. opposite to supply place of lubricants one small colony
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3528437Viktor Muehlenbach   23731964-06-21
United States, Missouri, Saint Louis, Baden freight yard of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad along the second track from E, S of switch shanty railroad freight yard
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3526461M.C. Lodewycks   4721938-09-10
United States, Missouri, Miller, On hilltop at Girl Scout camp Pin Oak in the Government Recreation Area near Kaiser
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3543737Julian A. Steyermark   260911937-09-10
United States, Missouri, Callaway, Along Stinson Creek, 3 mi SE of Fulton edge of limestone bluff, 38.80444 -91.91861
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3544705Julian A. Steyermark   56381938-06-01
United States, Missouri, Dade, Growing on roadside between Seybert and Greenfield roadside
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3544773Julian A. Steyermark   57881938-06-04
United States, Missouri, Osage, 4 mi N of Westphalia limestone slopes in open cleared area at junction of Maries and Osage Rivers, 38.49694 -91.99361
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3544875Julian A. Steyermark   60101938-06-22
United States, Missouri, Clinton, Along Shoal Creek just E of bridge over Highway 69, 3 mi S of Cameron top of N-facing shale bluffs with limestone below; along Shoal Creek
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3546246Julian A. Steyermark   781141954-10-22
United States, Missouri, Dallas, On large steep cherty liemstone barren below main upper bluffs; S-facing limestone Guthrie Bluff along Niangua River; 5.5-6 mi W of Eldridge, 5.5 mi E of Leadmine on large steep cherty limestone barren below main upper bluffs, 37.83055 -92.86611
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3542329Julian A. Steyermark   233671937-06-19
United States, Missouri, Douglas, 3 1/2 mi NE of Topaz; on Holy Cliff; along Indian Creek open limestone slopes on Holy Cliff along Indian Creek, 36.96277 -92.15388
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3532764Ernest J. Palmer   564941953-08-12
United States, Missouri, Newton, Rocky slope along spring branch; Monarch Springs rocky slope along spring branch
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3532385Ernest J. Palmer   505071950-07-28
United States, Missouri, Barton, Sandy open woods along river; near Lamar sandy open woods along river
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3532350Ernest J. Palmer   49021-A1949-05-11
United States, Missouri, Dade, Upland prairie; sandy soil; 3 mi E of Lockwood upland prairie with sandy soil
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3531332Ernest J. Palmer   322051926-10-17
United States, Missouri, Jasper, Near Sarcoxie rocky banks, upland prairies, 37.06916 -94.11638
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3530159Ernest J. Palmer   10961907-08-04
United States, Missouri, Jasper, Webb City rocky barrens, 37.14638 -94.46277
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3541590Julian A. Steyermark   205861936-09-24
United States, Missouri, Morgan, Riverview edge of limestone bluff, growing near no. 20587, along Osage River (Lake-of-the-Ozarks), 38.27583 -93.06944
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3541591Julian A. Steyermark   205871936-10-24
United States, Missouri, Morgan, Along Osage River (Lake-of-the- Ozarks), at Riverview edge of limestone bluff along Osage River
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3541456Julian A. Steyermark   203441936-10-10
United States, Missouri, Pettis, 4 mi W of Sedalia prairie
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3540574Julian A. Steyermark   158801934-10-04
United States, Missouri, Warren, Abouth 9 mi SE of Warrenton, along Charrette Creek sandstone bluff near contact limestone along Charrette Creek
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3538668Julian A. Steyermark   105031936-05-16
United States, Missouri, Ozark, Along N Fork of White River, MW of Double (Rainbow) Spring, 4 mi SE of Dora ledges of limestone along N Fork of White River
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3540465Julian A. Steyermark   155901934-09-28
United States, Missouri, Ozark, Limestone glade along bluffs of N Fork of White River; N of Double Spring, 4 mi NE of Dormis, 4 mi SE of Dora limestone glade along bluffs; leaves thin, not fleshy
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3540260Julian A. Steyermark   149631934-08-28
United States, Missouri, De Kalb, 1 mi N of Maysville prairie
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3540311Julian A. Steyermark   150731934-08-31
United States, Missouri, Worth, 1 mi S of Irena prairie
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3540314Julian A. Steyermark   150801934-08-31
United States, Missouri, Nodaway, Prairie thicket along Highway 42; N of Maryville prairie thicket along highway
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3539900Julian A. Steyermark   139201934-07-22
United States, Missouri, Laclede, 1 mi W of Dry Knob on Osage Fork of Gasconade River limestone glade along bluffs of Osage Fork of Gasconade River
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3539797Julian A. Steyermark   136131934-06-17
United States, Missouri, Polk, 1/2 mi N of Burns limestone glade above bluffs of Pommede Terre river
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3539865Julian A. Steyermark   138311934-06-20
United States, Missouri, Dallas, 1 1/2 mi S of Corkey extensive limestone barren on slope along Niangua River
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3539567Julian A. Steyermark   129631936-08-17
United States, Missouri, Washington, 1 1/2 mi N of Shirley east-facing limestone slopes along Fourche a Renault Creek, 37.92805 -90.91388
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3539312Julian A. Steyermark   123011936-07-26
United States, Missouri, Shannon, 8 mi S of Exchange, 20 mi SE of Eminence sW-facing high limestone bluffs along Paint Rock Bluff along Current river
MO
Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl
3535994Colton Russell   s.n.1898-06-25
United States, Missouri, Iron, Annapolis gravel flats along stream, 37.36027 -90.6975
MO
2699796Greg Gust   5452005-03-11
United States, California, Riverside, Lake Elsinore City Limits. Hwy 74 ca. 2 mile W of Lake Elsinore on hill slope pullout., 33.63333 -117.36666, 691m
MO
Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
100570774Karen M. Meyer   12482012-06-25
United States, South Dakota, Buffalo, Crow Creek Indian Reservation. Crow Creek Community. Grassland area just North of field behind Ed & Beatrice's home. 0.5 miles north, through crop field from the intersection of 236 St. & 349 Ave., 43.9666667 -99.2, 479m
MO
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.
3540063Julian A. Steyermark   142751934-08-06
United States, Missouri, Ripley, 1 mi N of mouth of Buffalo Creek, 5 mi. E of Bennett fields along Current River
MO
Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.
3537796Tim E. Smith   31361991-06-17
United States, Missouri, Clark, Ca. 2 1/4 mi NNE of Wayland, Upper Mississippi Section of Big Rivers Natural Division; ca/ 1/8 mi E of N-S gravel road near E-W farm track remnant, low quality sand prairie on slope of sandy terrace; rare, only 3 or 4 plants seen in partially wooded draw, 40.43083 -91.55861
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