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|common_name=Sand verbena
|common_name=Sand verbena
|habit=herbaceous
|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht box=4
|Min ht metric=in
|Max ht box=6
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Gardening for the Million
|origin=W N America
|origin=W N America
|lifespan=perennial, annual
|lifespan=perennial, annual
|exposure=sun
|exposure=sun
|water=moderate, less when dormant
|water=moderate, less when dormant
|features=edible
|flower_season=mid summer
|flower_ref=Gardening for the Million
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|image=Abronia latifolia.jpg
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Yellow Sand Verbena (''Abronia latifolia'')
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'''''Abronia''''', the '''sand-verbenas''' or '''wild lantanas''', is a [[genus]] of about 20 [[species]] of [[Annual plant|annual]] or [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous]] plants in the family [[Nyctaginaceae]]. Despite the common names, they are not related to ''Verbena'' ([[vervain]]s) or [[lantana]]s in the family [[Verbenaceae]]. They are closely allied with Tripterocalyx (Nyctaginaceae).
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 [[sand]]y soils. ''Abronia macrocarpa'', a Texas endemic, is protected under the Endangered Species Act. Only a few species are widespread, and many are quite rare. They make very attractive garden plants for hot, dry sandy sites.
The stout, sweet root of ''[[Abronia fragrans]]'' and ''[[Abronia latifolia]]'', sometimes over 60 cm long, can be eaten as a [[root vegetable]].
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
Grow in sandy peat<ref>Gardening for the Million by Alfred Pink</ref>.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
Propagation is by seeds, sown in open ground after frost, or sown in late summer or early fall in mild climates. For early and continuous summer bloom, seeds may be sown in pots of sandy earth the previous autumn and wintered in a frame. Peel off the husk (calyx) before sowing.{{SCH}}
Propagation is by seeds, sown in open ground after frost, or sown in late summer or early fall in mild climates. For early and continuous summer bloom, seeds may be sown in pots of sandy earth the previous autumn and wintered in a frame. Peel off the husk (calyx) before sowing.{{SCH}}
Multiply by root division<ref>Gardening for the Million by Alfred Pink</ref>.
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
==References==
==References==
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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 -->