trailing four o'clock

trailing four o'clock
noun
trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico
Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower
Member Holonyms: ↑Allionia, ↑genus Allionia

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