Family | NYCTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Abronia latifolia Eschsch. |
Synonyms | Abronia arenaria Menzies ex Hook. |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-50m |
Description | leaves petiolate, broadly oval to reniform, thick, flowers in cluster, 17-34, bracts 5-9mm, ovate, tube of corolla 9-12mm, lobes 8-13mm wide, fruits 8-15, reticulate, glabrous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | lemmon yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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
Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | NYCTANGINACEAE
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