[Four O'clock Flowers: The Genus Mirabilis in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Wishbone Bush

Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa

Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa

Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa)

What may be wishbone bush (var. retrorsa) at the mouth of a small canyon located at the northwest corner of the Indian Head Ranch to the north of Borrego Springs, California.........March 24, 2011. If this isn't var. retrosa, then it most likely would be var. crassifolia.

Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa) - Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa)

Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa) - Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa) - Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa)

What may be wishbone bush (var. retrorsa) at the mouth of a small canyon located at the northwest corner of the Indian Head Ranch to the north of Borrego Springs, California.........March 24, 2011. If this isn't var. retrosa, then it most likely would be var. crassifolia.

Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa) - Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa)

Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa) - Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa)

Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa) - Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa) - Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa)

Wishbone bush in bloom in Morteros Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.......March 27, 2010.

Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa) - Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa)

Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa) - Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa) - Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa)

Wishbobone bush blooming in Mine Wash, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.........March 27, 2010.

Wishbone Bush: Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa (Synonyms: Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa, Mirabilis retrorsa)

What may be wishbone bush (var. retrorsa) at the mouth of a small canyon located at the northwest corner of the Indian Head Ranch to the north of Borrego Springs, California.........March 29, 2010.

Paul Slichter