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| |familia=Nyctaginaceae | | |familia=Nyctaginaceae |
− | |genus=Abronia | + | |genus=Abronia |
− | |species=umbellata | + | |species=umbellata |
| |common_name=Beach sand verbena | | |common_name=Beach sand verbena |
| |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| + | '''''Abronia umbellata''''' ('''Pink sand verbena''') is a flowering and [[ornamental plant]] native to the western [[United States]]. Other common names include '''Beach Sand Verbena''' and '''Purple Sand Verbena'''. ''Abronia umbellata'' is a prostrate perennial with thick, succulent leaves (leaves occur few to many and are slender, [[glabrous]] to [[glandular]], [[opposite]], [[Leaf shape|ovate]] to diamond-shape with [[Plant stem|stems]] as long as leaf blades, stems are often hairy) and pink to purple colored [[flowers]] with white centers. Generally found in sandy, well-drained [[soil]] in areas with low precipitation, it can become a striking carpet-like [[groundcover]] in undisturbed areas after winter rains. Pink Sand Verbena tolerates seaside conditions and is found on the west coast of the [[North America]] from [[British Columbia, Canada]] to [[Baja California]], [[Mexico]]. Sand Verbena is typically found on beaches and sand dunes blooming throughout most of the year. Flowers occur in clusters subtended by 5-8 lanceolate bracts. The flowers do not have [[petals]], but the [[Sepal|calyx]] lobes are cleft giving the appearance of 10-16 petals. The limbs of the [[perianth]] is bright colored sometimes to purplish magenta and the tube can be green or red but always-glandular [[pubescent]]. The tube includes one pistil and three stamens. |
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− | | common_names = Pink sand verbena
| + | ''A. umbellata'' frequently hybridizes with other species of ''Abronia'', including ''[[Abronia maritima]]''. Its flower is fragrant at night and attracts moths. The foliage can be deciduous based on environmental stress. This plant is sometimes used in California in native plant gardening<ref>{{cite book | author=[[L. H. Bailey|Bailey, L. H.]] | title=[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9550 Manual of Gardening (Second Edition).] | year=[[2005]] | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}</ref>. |
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− | | divisio = Magnoliophyta
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− | | classis = Magnoliopsida
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− | | ordo = Caryophyllales
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− | | familia = Nyctaginaceae
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− | | genus = Abronia
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| {{Inc|umbellata. (syn. Tricratus admirabilis, A. rosea.) Perennial: similar in habit and pubescence to the above, but lvs. stalked, the blade ovate, acute at both ends: fls. pink, about 1/2 in. May, June. Calif, seacoasts to Columbia.}} | | {{Inc|umbellata. (syn. Tricratus admirabilis, A. rosea.) Perennial: similar in habit and pubescence to the above, but lvs. stalked, the blade ovate, acute at both ends: fls. pink, about 1/2 in. May, June. Calif, seacoasts to Columbia.}} |
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− | Var. grandiflora has larger fls. and lvs.{{SCH}}
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| <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> |
| <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> |
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