Abronia pogonantha Heimerl

Mojave sand verbena (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Abronia

Characteristics

Plants annual. Stems decumbent to ascending, little to moderately branched, elongate, glandular-pubescent. Leaves: petiole 0.8-4 cm; blade ovate to oblong-ovate, 2-5 × 1.5-3.5 cm, margins entire to ± sinuate and undulate, surfaces glandular-pubescent. Inflorescences: peduncle longer than subtending petiole; bracts lanceolate to broadly ovate, 4-9 × 1.8-6 mm, papery, puberulent to glandular-pubescent, often villous basally; flowers 12-24. Perianth: tube rose red, at least basally, 10-20 mm, limb white to pink, 6-8 mm diam. Fruits winged, broadly cordate or ± round in profile, 4-6 × 4-6 mm, coriaceous, apex deeply notched with small beak; wings 2(-3), infrequently partially folded together, without dilations, interior spongy.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Images

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:101-2
WFO ID wfo-0000511575
COL ID 8M7V
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Synonyms

Abronia pogonantha Abronia angulata