NYCTAGINACEAE (FOUR-O’CLOCK FAMILY 
small, red, similar to the preceding species, but clustered on very 
short and hairy peduncles and pedicels, giving them a bunched 
appearance; involucres also hairy. Seed small, ovoid, hairy, 
with five obtuse ribs. 
Means of control the same as for the preceding species. 
Fic. 83.— Hairy Umbrella- Fic. 84.— Narrow-leaved 
wort (Oxybaphus hirsutus). Umbrella-wort (Oxybaphus 
xt. linearis). X 4. 
NARROW-LEAVED UMBRELLA-WORT 
Oxjbaphus linedris, Robinson 
(Allidnia linearis, Pursh.) 
Native. Perennial. Propagates by seeds. 
Time of bloom: June to August. 
