Okenia hypogaea

Okenia hypogaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Okenia
Schltdl. & Cham.
Species:
O. hypogaea
Binomial name
Okenia hypogaea
Synonyms
  • Okenia grandiflora Standl.
  • Okenia parviflora Paul G.Wilson
  • Okenia rosei Standl.

Okenia hypogaea, commonly known as beach peanut or burrowing four-o'clock, is a species of flowering plant in the family Nyctaginaceae. It is an annual native to tropical North America, ranging from northern Mexico to Nicaragua and to southern Florida. It is the sole species in genus Okenia.

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