Family | NYCTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Abronia ammophila Greene |
Synonyms | Abronia arenaria Rydb. |
Abronia cheradophila A.Nelson | |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 2300-2500m |
Description | leaves opposite, long petiolate, oval to rhombic, glandular, stem densely viscid glandular-hirsute, inflorescence capitate, flowers tubular |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Wyoming) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | NYCTANGINACEAE
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