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Mirabilis expansa

Plants

Family: Nyctaginaceae · Genus: Mirabilis

Mirabilis expansa

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Mirabilis expansa is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family, Nyctaginaceae. Its roots can reach the size of a man's forearm and the plant can grow 1 metre tall. It is cultivated as a root vegetable in the Andes, at cold, windy altitudes, but has otherwise received little commercial interest.

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Growing details and traits for Mirabilis expansa in the Library.

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