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marvel of Peru
marvel of Peru
Mirabilis jalapa
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical forest
Range
Central and South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

This colorful flowering plant grows in rocky soil throughout tropical regions. Its blossoms remain tightly closed all day and snap open exactly at four o'clock.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Nyctaginaceae
Genus
Mirabilis
Species
Mirabilis jalapa