Abronia pogonantha explained

Abronia pogonantha is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family (Nyctaginaceae)[1] known by the common name Mojave sand-verbena. It is native to California[2] and Nevada,[3] where it grows in the Mojave Desert, adjacent hills and mountains, and parts of the San Joaquin Valley in the Central Valley.

This is an annual herb producing prostrate or upright glandular stems to about half a meter long.[4] The petioled leaves are mainly oval-shaped and up to 5 centimeters long by 3 wide. The plant blooms in an inflorescence[5] of many white or pink flowers, each with a tube throat up to 2 centimeters long.[6] The fruit is a winged, heart-shaped body about half a centimeter long.

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Notes and References

  1. Wilson. Ruth. 1972. Abronia: I. Distribution, Ecology and Habit of Nine Species of Abronia Found in California. Aliso. 7. 4. 421–437. 10.5642/aliso.19720704.07. 2327-2929. free.
  2. Web site: Abronia pogonantha Calflora. www.calflora.org. 2019-04-11.
  3. 44594541. 10.5642/aliso.19740802.03. Abronia: II. Anthocarp Polymorphism and Anatomy for Nince Species of Abronia Found in California. 1974. Wilson. Ruth. Aliso. 8. 2. 113–128. free.
  4. 10.2307/2805512. 2805512. Systematics of the North American Desert Species of Abronia and Tripterocalyx (Nyctaginaceae). Brittonia. 27. 4. 328–347. 1975. Galloway. Leo A.. 45050622.
  5. Web site: Abronia pogonantha in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. www.efloras.org. 2019-04-11.
  6. Web site: Abronia pogonantha. ucjeps.berkeley.edu. 2019-04-11.

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