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Mirabilis jalapa

Four O'clock Plant or Marvel of Peru at Latham, ACT

Mirabilis jalapa at Latham, ACT - 30 Mar 2022
Mirabilis jalapa at Latham, ACT - 30 Mar 2022
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Identification history

Mirabilis jalapa 30 Mar 2022 Tapirlord
Mirabilis jalapa 30 Mar 2022 pinnaCLE

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Plants carefully grubbed out - taproots snap very easily

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Phlebiopsis crassa (A corticioid or paint fungi) at Latham, ACT - 26 May 2022 by trevorpreston Lithobiomorpha (order) (Unidentified stone centipede) at Latham, ACT - 26 May 2022 by trevorpreston Vespula germanica (European wasp) at Latham, ACT - 30 Mar 2022 by pinnaCLE Euphorbia oblongata (Egg-leaf Spurge) at Latham, ACT - 30 Mar 2022 by pinnaCLE Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Latham, ACT - 30 Mar 2022 by pinnaCLE Araujia sericifera (Moth Plant) at Latham, ACT - 30 Mar 2022 by pinnaCLE Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Latham, ACT - 13 Jul 2021 by AlisonMilton Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Latham, ACT - 13 Jul 2021 by AlisonMilton Pycnoporus sp. (Scarlet Bracket) at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston Lenkunya virgata (Brown-streaked planarian) at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston Caenoplana coerulea (Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm) at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston Dacryopinax spathularia (Dacryopinax spathularia) at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston Resupinatus at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston Caenoplana coerulea (Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm) at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston Lithobiomorpha (order) (Unidentified stone centipede) at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston Mirabilis jalapa (Four O'clock Plant or Marvel of Peru) at Latham, ACT - 9 Mar 2021 by pinnaCLE Limacus flavus (Yellow Cellar Slug) at Latham, ACT - 10 Feb 2021 by tpreston Ambigolimax nyctelia (Striped Field Slug) at Latham, ACT - 10 Feb 2021 by tpreston Pseudomantis albofimbriata (False garden mantis) at Latham, ACT - 8 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton Aporocera (Aporocera) consors (A leaf beetle) at Latham, ACT - 8 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) at Latham, ACT - 8 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton Spectrotrota fimbrialis (A Pyralid moth) at Latham, ACT - 8 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Latham, ACT - 8 Nov 2020 by mac084 Euchiton sphaericus (Star Cudweed) at Latham, ACT - 10 Oct 2020 by tpreston Drosera gunniana at Latham, ACT - 10 Oct 2020 by tpreston Anthoceros agrestis at Latham, ACT - 11 Sep 2020 by tpreston Riccia subbifurca (Liverwort) at Latham, ACT - 11 Sep 2020 by tpreston Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Latham, ACT - 11 Sep 2020 by tpreston Servaea sp. (genus) (Unidentified Servaea jumping spider) at Latham, ACT - 11 Sep 2020 by tpreston Coprinellus micaceus group at Latham, ACT - 6 May 2020 by tpreston Diplopoda sp. (class) (Unidentified millipede) at Latham, ACT - 6 May 2020 by tpreston Riccia sp. (Liverwort) at Latham, ACT - 9 May 2019 by MichaelMulvaney
Phlebiopsis crassa (A corticioid or paint fungi) at Latham, ACT - 26 May 2022 by trevorpreston
Lithobiomorpha (order) (Unidentified stone centipede) at Latham, ACT - 26 May 2022 by trevorpreston
Vespula germanica (European wasp) at Latham, ACT - 30 Mar 2022 by pinnaCLE
Euphorbia oblongata (Egg-leaf Spurge) at Latham, ACT - 30 Mar 2022 by pinnaCLE
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Latham, ACT - 30 Mar 2022 by pinnaCLE
Araujia sericifera (Moth Plant) at Latham, ACT - 30 Mar 2022 by pinnaCLE
Strepera graculina (Pied Currawong) at Latham, ACT - 13 Jul 2021 by AlisonMilton
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Latham, ACT - 13 Jul 2021 by AlisonMilton
Pycnoporus sp. (Scarlet Bracket) at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston
Lenkunya virgata (Brown-streaked planarian) at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston
Caenoplana coerulea (Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm) at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston
Dacryopinax spathularia (Dacryopinax spathularia) at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston
Resupinatus at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston
Caenoplana coerulea (Blue Planarian, Blue Garden Flatworm) at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston
Lithobiomorpha (order) (Unidentified stone centipede) at Latham, ACT - 11 May 2021 by tpreston
Mirabilis jalapa (Four O'clock Plant or Marvel of Peru) at Latham, ACT - 9 Mar 2021 by pinnaCLE
Limacus flavus (Yellow Cellar Slug) at Latham, ACT - 10 Feb 2021 by tpreston
Ambigolimax nyctelia (Striped Field Slug) at Latham, ACT - 10 Feb 2021 by tpreston
Pseudomantis albofimbriata (False garden mantis) at Latham, ACT - 8 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton
Aporocera (Aporocera) consors (A leaf beetle) at Latham, ACT - 8 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton
Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) at Latham, ACT - 8 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton
Spectrotrota fimbrialis (A Pyralid moth) at Latham, ACT - 8 Feb 2021 by AlisonMilton
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Latham, ACT - 8 Nov 2020 by mac084
Euchiton sphaericus (Star Cudweed) at Latham, ACT - 10 Oct 2020 by tpreston
Drosera gunniana at Latham, ACT - 10 Oct 2020 by tpreston
Anthoceros agrestis at Latham, ACT - 11 Sep 2020 by tpreston
Riccia subbifurca (Liverwort) at Latham, ACT - 11 Sep 2020 by tpreston
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Latham, ACT - 11 Sep 2020 by tpreston
Servaea sp. (genus) (Unidentified Servaea jumping spider) at Latham, ACT - 11 Sep 2020 by tpreston
Coprinellus micaceus group at Latham, ACT - 6 May 2020 by tpreston
Diplopoda sp. (class) (Unidentified millipede) at Latham, ACT - 6 May 2020 by tpreston
Riccia sp. (Liverwort) at Latham, ACT - 9 May 2019 by MichaelMulvaney

Location information

Species information

  • Mirabilis jalapa Scientific name
  • Four O'clock Plant or Marvel of Peru Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium Weed or Pest

Sighting information

  • 5 Abundance
  • 30 Mar 2022 03:23 PM Recorded on
  • pinnaCLE Recorded by

Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

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