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| name = ''Abronia umbellata''
|familia=Nyctaginaceae
| common_names = Pink sand verbena
|genus=Abronia
| growth_habit = <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|species=umbellata
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Beach sand verbena
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit=herbaceous
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|Max ht box=36
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| water = <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| color = IndianRed
|lifespan=perennial
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
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|exposure=sun
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| regnum = Plantae
|features=flowers
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
| classis = Magnoliopsida
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| ordo = Caryophyllales
|flowers=red, pink
| familia = Nyctaginaceae
|Temp Metric=°F
| genus = Abronia
|min_zone=8
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|image=Abronia umbellata.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Pink sand verbena
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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.
''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>.
{{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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==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 -->
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