Family | NYCTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Abronia mellifera Douglas ex Hook. |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 56: t. 2879 (1829) |
Native Range | Washington to n. Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-2000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to lanceolate-elliptic, entire, sinuate, glabrous or glandular-pubescent, flowers 25-60 in axillary heads, lobes 7-12mm, tube 15-25mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pinkish white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Abronia lanceolata Rydb. Abronia menziesii Douglas ex Hook. Abronia suksdorfii J.M.Coult. & Fisher Abronia umbellata f. mellifera (Douglas ex Hook.) Voss Abronia vespertina Douglas ex Hook |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |