Nyctaginaceae

also called four o’clock family because some species open flowers at night. Shrubs or annual herbs; calyx united (connate) and petal-like (petaloid), with induplicate-valvate or contorted lobes; petals (corolla) absent; some species have C4 photosynthesis

Bougainvillea

Taken on Sept 2nd, 2018, Saint Louis, MO.

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