Mirabilis laevis
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Mirabilis laevis is a recently redefined species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family
Nyctaginaceae
Nyctaginaceae, the Four O'Clock Family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions...

, which now includes the common California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 chaparral
Chaparral
Chaparral is a shrubland or heathland plant community found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico...

plant known as wishbone bush (formerly Mirabilis californica) and several very similar relatives previously classified as separate species.

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