Abronia

Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Caryophyllales
Familia: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Abronia
Species: A. alba - A. alpina - A. ameliae - A. ammophila - A. angustifolia - A. argillosa - A. bigelovii - A. bolackii - A. carletonii - A. elliptica - A. fragrans - A. gracilis - A. insularis - A. latifolia - A. macrocarpa - A. maritima - A. mellifera - A. minor - A. nana - A. neurophylla - A. platyphylla - A. pogonantha - A. turbinata - A. umbellata - A. villosa

Name

Abronia Juss.

References

* USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 [1]
* Abronia Report on ITIS

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Abronia, the sand-verbenas or wild lantanas, is a genus of about 20 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. Despite the common names, they are not related to Verbena (vervains) or lantanas in the family Verbenaceae. They are closely allied with Tripterocalyx.

They are native to western North America, from Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada, south to west Texas, California, Baja California and central Mexico, growing on dry sandy soils. Abronia macrocarpa, a Texas endemic, is protected under the Endangered Species Act. Abronia ammophila, the Yellowstone sand verbena, is a plant unique to Yellowstone National Park’s lakeshores and is endemic to the park. Only a few species are widespread, and many are quite rare. They make very attractive garden plants for hot, dry sandy sites.

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Selected species

* Abronia alpina Brandeg.
* Abronia ameliae Lundell
* Abronia ammophila Greene
* Abronia angustifolia Greene
* Abronia argillosa Welsh & Goodrich
* Abronia bigelovii Heimerl
* Abronia bolackii N.D.Atwood
* Abronia carletonii Coult. & Fisher
* Abronia cycloptera A.Nels.
* Abronia elliptica A.Nels.
* Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
* Abronia latifolia Eschsch.
* Abronia macrocarpa L.A.Galloway
* Abronia maritima Nutt. ex S.Watson
* Abronia mellifera Douglas ex Hook.
* Abronia nana S.Watson
* Abronia pogonantha Heimerl
* Abronia turbinata Torr. ex S.Watson
* Abronia umbellata Lam.
o Abronia umbellata acutalata (Standl.) C.L.Hitchc.
o Abronia umbellata breviflora (Standl.) Munz
* Abronia villosa S.Watson
o Abronia villosa var. aurita (Abrams) Jeps.[2][3]

Formerly placed here

* Tripterocalyx carneus (Greene) L.A.Galloway (as A. carnea Greene)
* Tripterocalyx crux-maltae (Kellogg) Standl. (as A. crux-maltae Kellogg)
* Tripterocalyx micranthus (Torr.) Hook. (as A. micrantha Torr.)
* Tripterocalyx wootonii Standl. (as A. wootonii (Standl.) Tidestr.)[3]

Cultivation and uses

The stout, sweet root of Abronia fragrans and Abronia latifolia, sometimes over 60 cm long, can be eaten as a root vegetable.

References

1. ^ "Genus: Abronia Juss.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-07-07. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?18. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
2. ^ "Abronia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=19550. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
3. ^ a b "GRIN Species Records for Abronia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?18. Retrieved 2010-10-24.

* Galloway, LA. 1976. Systematics of the North American desert species of Abronia and Tripterocalyx (Nyctaginaceae). Brittonia 27 (4): 328-347 (1975 publ. 1976)
* Flora of North America: Abronia