Difference between revisions of "Abronia villosa"
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| + | '''''Abronia villosa''''' is a species of [[Abronia (plant)|sand-verbena]] known by the common name '''desert sand-verbena'''. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico and the southern California and Baja coast. It is a short, hairy annual wildflower which grows in creeping prostrate masses along the ground. It has oval-shaped dull green leaves and many [[Peduncle (botany)|peduncles]] bearing rounded [[inflorescence]]s of bright magenta or purplish-pink flowers. It grows in the sand of the deserts and coastlines.It has a very sweet Fragrance, and is also very sticky. They usually grow between February and May. | ||
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Perennial: smaller and slenderer than ''[[Abronia umbellata]]'' and covered with a glandular-villous pubescence: leaves rarely 1 in. long: flowers 5-15 in a cluster, rose. Calif., Utah.—Well suited to sandy and dry situations.}} | Perennial: smaller and slenderer than ''[[Abronia umbellata]]'' and covered with a glandular-villous pubescence: leaves rarely 1 in. long: flowers 5-15 in a cluster, rose. Calif., Utah.—Well suited to sandy and dry situations.}} | ||
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| Habit | herbaceous
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| Height: | ⇕ | 2 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 4 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4. to 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | annual |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Water: | ◍ | moderate, less when dormant |
| Features: | ✓ | flowers, fragrance |
| Flower features: | ❀ | purple, pink |
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Abronia villosa is a species of sand-verbena known by the common name desert sand-verbena. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico and the southern California and Baja coast. It is a short, hairy annual wildflower which grows in creeping prostrate masses along the ground. It has oval-shaped dull green leaves and many peduncles bearing rounded inflorescences of bright magenta or purplish-pink flowers. It grows in the sand of the deserts and coastlines.It has a very sweet Fragrance, and is also very sticky. They usually grow between February and May.
Read about Abronia villosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Perennial: smaller and slenderer than Abronia umbellata and covered with a glandular-villous pubescence: leaves rarely 1 in. long: flowers 5-15 in a cluster, rose. Calif., Utah.—Well suited to sandy and dry situations. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text. |
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