Family | NYCTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Abronia mellifera Douglas ex Hook. |
Synonyms | Abronia lanceolata Rydb. |
Abronia menziesii Douglas ex Hook. | |
Abronia suksdorfii J.M.Coult. & Rose | |
Habitat | dry, 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 | carpet |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, 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. (Idaho , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | NYCTANGINACEAE
mellifera pahoveorum Ertter & Nosratinia, Phytoneuron 2016-20: 1, figs. 1-3 (2016)
|