Abronia nana

Abronia nana
Abronia nana flowers
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. nana
Binomial name
Abronia nana
Varieties[2]
  • A. n. var. covillei
  • A. n. var. nana
Synonyms[3][4]
List
    • Abronia covillei Heimerl
    • Abronia nana subsp. covillei (Heimerl) Munz
    • Abronia nana var. lanciformis M.E.Jones

Abronia nana, commonly known as the Dwarf sand verbena, is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the arid regions of western North America, including parts of the Mojave Desert and Great Basin.[5][6]

Description

Abronia nana is a perennial herbaceous plant. It is found natively in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and California, respective to two of its varities.[7][4]

They produce six to twelve compact and spherical flower clusters. Each individual flower are white to pale pink in color and divided at their upper end into five irregular-shaped lobes about half their length. The leaves are either lanceolate,ovate or elliptic.[6]

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (4 April 2025). "Abronia nana". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Abronia nana S.Watson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Abronia nana var. covillei (Heimerl) Munz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Abronia nana var. nana". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Abronia nana Calflora". www.calflora.org.
  6. 1 2 "Abronia Nana, Dwarf Sand Verbena". Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Abronia nana var. covillei". Retrieved 27 July 2026.
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