Abronia
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Abronia
Four O'Clock family
Nyctaginaceae
A-bro'ni-a. Sand Verbena . About 30 species of annual and perennial plants mostly from w. North America.
Description
Stems erect or prostrate, leaves opposite, stalked, all usually sticky-hairy. Flowers tubular, in a loose, stalked head, below which are 5 or more colored bracts. Calyx petal-like.
How to Grow
The species described below needs a long, cool growing season. Start indoors or in a coldframe, and plant after the last frost. Removing the seed husks before planting will speed germination. Used for borders or rock gardens.
Abronia umbellata
Sand Verbena
. A vinelike herb 6-24 in. (15-60 cm) long. Flowers in. (13 mm) long, pink, usually with 10-15 in an umbel-like cluster, 2 in. (5 cm) across. Pacific Coast. Cultivar 'Grandiflora' has larger flowers; 'Rosea' has pale rose flowers. Tender perennial grown as a tender annual.
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Abronia
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Abronia (plant)
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| Yellow Sand Verbena (Abronia latifolia) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
| Tribe: | Nyctagineae |
| Genus: | Abronia Juss.[1], 1789 |
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Abronia, the sand-verbenas or wild lantanas, is a genus of about 20 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. Despite the common names, they are not related to Verbena (vervains) or lantanas in the family Verbenaceae. They are closely allied with Tripterocalyx.
They are native to western North America, from Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada, south to west Texas, California, Baja California and central Mexico, growing on dry sandy soils. Abronia macrocarpa, a Texas endemic, is protected under the Endangered Species Act. Abronia ammophila, the Yellowstone sand verbena, is a plant unique to Yellowstone National Park’s lakeshores and is endemic to the park. Only a few species are widespread, and many are quite rare. They make very attractive garden plants for hot, dry sandy sites.
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Formerly placed here
- Tripterocalyx carneus (Greene) L.A.Galloway (as A. carnea Greene)
- Tripterocalyx crux-maltae (Kellogg) Standl. (as A. crux-maltae Kellogg)
- Tripterocalyx micranthus (Torr.) Hook. (as A. micrantha Torr.)
- Tripterocalyx wootonii Standl. (as A. wootonii (Standl.) Tidestr.)[3]
Cultivation and uses
The stout, sweet root of Abronia fragrans and Abronia latifolia, sometimes over 60 cm long, can be eaten as a root vegetable.
References
- ^ "Genus: Abronia Juss.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-07-07. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?18. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ "Abronia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=19550. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records for Abronia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?18. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- Galloway, LA. 1976. Systematics of the North American desert species of Abronia and Tripterocalyx (Nyctaginaceae). Brittonia 27 (4): 328-347 (1975 publ. 1976)
- Flora of North America: Abronia
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Taylor's Guide to Annuals
Taylor's Guide for Annuals, by Norman Taylor, revised and edited by Gordon P. DeWolf, Jr. Copyright © 1986 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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