- Abronia villosa
Taxobox
name = "Abronia villosa"
image_width = 250px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Nyctaginaceae
genus = "Abronia"
species = "A. villosa"
binomial = "Abronia villosa"
binomial_authority = S.Wats."Abronia villosa" is a species of sand-verbena known by the common name desert sand-verbena. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico and the southern California and Baja coast. It is a short, hairy annual wildflower which grows in creeping prostrate masses along the ground. It has oval-shaped dull green leaves and many peduncles bearing rounded
inflorescence s of bright magenta or purplish-pink flowers. It grows in the sand of the deserts and coastlines.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5194,5195,5206 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ABVI USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Abronia+villosa Photo gallery]
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