Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Alliona nyctaginea Michx., Allionia nyctaginea Michx., Allionia ovata Pursh, Mirabilis collina Shinners, Oxybaphus nyctagineus (Michx.) Sweet, Oxybaphus nyctagineus Sweet.

Common names:

Four-o'clock (1913, IA) (80)

Heart-leaf four-o'clock [Heartleaf four o'clock] (Present) (50)

Heart-leaf umbrella-wort [Heart-leaved umbrella wort, Heart-leaved umbrella-wort] (1899-1937) (5, 93, 97, 131)

Kahtstakat (1919, Pawnee, yellow medicine) (37)

Makan-wasek (1919, Omaha-Ponca, strong medicine) (37)

Poípie (1919, Dakota) (37)

Umbrella plant (1913, IA) (80)

Umbrella-wort (1923) (156)

Wild four-o'clock [Wild four o'clock] (1897-1986) (4, 37, 72, 80, 82, 93, 121, 127, 145, 156)