Mirabilis californica Gray
Common names: California Four O'clock
Species details (USDA):
USDA MICAC3
Documented uses
2 uses documented
Luiseno
Drug, Cathartic
detail...
(Sparkman, Philip S.,
1908,
The Culture of the Luiseno Indians,
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234,
pages 232)
Mahuna
Drug, Febrifuge
detail...
(Romero, John Bruno,
1954,
The Botanical Lore of the California Indians,
New York. Vantage Press, Inc.,
pages 10)