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Anderson, Beth
Abronia elliptica A. Nels.
Fragrant white sand verbena, Snowball Sand Verbena
Nyctaginaceae (Four-O'clock Family)
USDA Symbol: ABEL
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.
Many fragrant, white, trumpet-shaped flowers bloom in heads at ends of long stalks in upper leaf axils.
Throughout most of its range this is the only Sand Verbena with white flowers. A fragrans, also called Snowball or Sweet Sand Verbena, has sweet-smelling flowers, but lacks pads atop the wings of the fruit and is often taller, with stems up to 3 (90 cm). It grows in eastern Montana and western North and South Dakota, south to eastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and western and central Texas. White Sand Verbena (A. mellifera), from eastern Washington and Oregon to southern Idaho, has nearly scentless flowers.
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Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , NM , NV , UT , WYNative Distribution: Central Nevada to northern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, western Colorado, and northern Wyoming.
Native Habitat: Sandy, arid grassland and among pinyon and juniper.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)
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Metadata
Record Modified: 2010-09-14Research By: TWC Staff
