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Allionia

(Allionia incarnata)

Common names: pink three-flower, trailing four-o'clock, windmills.
Annual, Four O'Clock Family.
Blooms April-October in Arizona, Texas and south into Mexico. Similar species in Utah and California.
Up to 30 inches (75 cm), slender, spreading, sticky stems with clusters of rose-purple to pink flowers. Each flower is actually 3. Size and number of blossoms varies. Can self-pollinate. Fruits are toothed.

Grows on dry, exposed slopes or gravel roadsides. Blooms from early morning until noon, open longer on cloudy days.

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