Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
Heartleaf Four O'clock
Keres, Western - Other, Smoke Plant
Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25
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Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
Scientific name: Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
USDA symbol: MINY (
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Common names: Heartleaf Four O'clock
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Leaves used as tobacco.
RECRD: 30015 id: 23067