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Abronia umbellata
Also called Beach Sand Verbena, Sand Verbena
Abronia umbellata (pink sand verbena) is a flowering annual plant which is native to western North America. Other common names include beach sand verbena and purple sand verbena.
This plant is generally found in sandy, well-drained soil in areas with low precipitation, it can become a striking carpet-like groundcover in undisturbed areas after winter rains. Pink sand verbena tolerates seaside conditions and is found on the west coast of North America from British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico. Sand verbena is typically found on beaches and sand dunes, below the coastal sage scrub, blooming throughout most of the year. It is listed as endangered by the State of Oregon.
Ramshaw Meadows sand verbena · Amelia's sand verbena · Wyoming sand verbena · Purple sand verbena · Fragrant white sand verbena · Snowball sand verbena · Coastal sand verbena · Largefruit sand verbena · Red sand verbena · White sand verbena · Dwarf sand verbena · Mojave sand verbena
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abronia umbellata 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.
