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Abronia macrocarpa
Also called Large-fruited sand verbena, Large Fruit Sand Verbena
Abronia macrocarpa, also known as the large-fruited sand verbena or large-fruit sand verbena, is a rare species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family (Nyctaginaceae). It is endemic to post oak savannas in three counties of eastern Texas.
where its current range is limited to Freestone, Leon, and Robertson counties. It inhabits harsh, open sand dunes on savannas, growing in deep, poor soils. It was first collected in 1968 and described as a new species in 1972. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
The range of the large-fruited sand verbena spans an 80 kilometer (50 mile) area. Its natural habitat consists of deep, very well-drained, unstable Eocene-aged sands with little other vegetation, often in openings of post-oak woodlands. Some individuals have been observed in actively blowing sand dunes. It is an edaphic endemic, meaning that, within its range, it only occurs on specific soil types. Nine total populations have been documented, numbering from 750 to 30,000 individuals. The total population of large-fruited sand verbena is about 95,000 individuals. All known occurrences of this plant are on privately owned land.
Ramshaw Meadows sand verbena · Amelia's sand verbena · Wyoming sand verbena · Purple sand verbena · Fragrant white sand verbena · Snowball sand verbena · Coastal sand verbena · Red sand verbena · White sand verbena · Dwarf sand verbena · Mojave sand verbena · Transmontane sand verbena
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abronia macrocarpa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
