Abronia
Habit | herbaceous
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Height: | ⇕ | 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: | ⌛ | perennial, annual |
Origin: | ✈ | W N America |
Bloom: | ❀ | mid summer |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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Water: | ◍ | moderate, less when dormant |
Features: | ✓ | edible |
Abronia > |
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 (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 sandy 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.
ExpandRead about Abronia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Cultivation
Grow in sandy peat[1].
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.CH
Multiply by root division[2].
Pests and diseases
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Species
- Selected species
- Abronia alpina
- Abronia ameliae
- Abronia ammophila
- Abronia angustifolia
- Abronia argillosa
- Abronia bigelovii
- Abronia bolackii
- Abronia carletonii
- Abronia cruxmaltae
- Abronia cycloptera
- Abronia elliptica
- Abronia fragrans
- Abronia latifolia
- Abronia macrocarpa
- Abronia maritima
- Abronia mellifera
- Abronia nana
- Abronia pogonantha
- Abronia puchella
- Abronia turbinata
- Abronia umbellata
- Abronia villosa
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References
External links
- w:Abronia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Abronia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)