Abronia (plant)
Abronia | |
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Yellow Sand Verbena (Abronia latifolia) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
Tribe: | Nyctagineae |
Genus: | Abronia Juss.,[1] 1789 |
Species | |
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Abronia, the sand-verbenas or wild lantanas, is a
.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.
Selected species
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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.
Gallery
References
- ^ "Genus: Abronia Juss". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-07-07. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ "Abronia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records for Abronia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2000-12-13. 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
External links
Media related to Abronia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Abronia at Wikispecies