Abronia ameliae Lundell

Amelia's sand verbena (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Abronia

Characteristics

Plants perennial. Stems procumbent to semierect, slightly to moderately branched, elongate, often reddish at nodes, viscid. Leaves: petiole 1-9 cm; blade deltate-ovate to elliptic, 2-8 × 2-6.5 cm, margins repand to sinuate, frequently undulate, adaxial surface glandular-puberulent, abaxial surface glandular-pubescent. Inflorescences: peduncle longer than subtending petiole; bracts ovate to elliptic, 5-16 × 2-10 mm, papery, glandular-pubescent; flowers 20-75. Perianth: tube magenta, 12-25 mm, limb bright magenta, 8-10 mm diam. Fruits narrowly turbinate, 6-9 × 3-4.5 mm, ± 2 times as long as wide, scarious, base attenuate, rounded or truncate at apex, with a broadly conic beak; wings 5, finely reticulate, thin walled, narrow, cavities extending throughout.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.9
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
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Images

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Distribution

Abronia ameliae world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54-2
WFO ID wfo-0000511506
COL ID 8M5W
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Abronia ameliae