Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Abronia villosa (Sand Verbena,verbana de la arena)
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Habitat: sand dunes
Life Form: forb,perennial Leaf Description: opposite, simple Flower Color: pink or magenta Flowering Period: Feb. to May Spines: spineless Family: Nyctaginaceae (4-o'clock family) Abundance: locally common Additional Information: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 17. Eudicots: Nyctaginaceae to Plumbaginaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-34: 1-77. Published 11 May 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 5 (8.7 MB pdf) |
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