- Abronia latifolia
Taxobox
name = Yellow Sand-verbena
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Nyctaginaceae
genus = "Abronia"
species = "A. latifolia"
binomial = "Abronia latifolia"
binomial_authority = Eschsch.The perennial flower "Abronia latifolia" is a species of sand-verbena known commonly as the coastal, or yellow sand-verbena. It is native to the west coast of North America, from southern California to the Canadian border.
The plant bears attractive neatly-rounded heads of small, bright golden flowers. The individual flowers have no petals; rather, they are composed of yellow
bract s forming a trumpet-shaped calyx about thestamen s. It bears a small, winged fruit. The plant grows in succulent mats on sand or other coastal substrate. The roots of the plant are edible.ources
*Munz, Philip A. (2003). "Introduction to Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington". Berkeley: University of California Press.
External Links
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ABLA2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415100 eFloras Info Page]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5194,5195,5198 Jepson Manual Treatment]
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