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Abronia umbellata Lam.
Abronia umbellata, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America [Lum/Walker].
Common names: Beach Sand Verbena, pink sand verbena, purple sand verbena
Community: Coastal Strand
Habitat: coastal [Walker]
Elevation: between 0 and 328 feet Family: Nyctaginaceae
Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + ICPN + PLANTS
 Synonyms:
ICPN + XWALK: Abronia umbellata ssp. alba
ICPN + XWALK: Abronia umbellata ssp. variabilis
ICPN: Abronia insularis
ICPN: Abronia minor
ICPN: Abronia neurophylla
ICPN: Abronia umbellata ssp. platyphylla
Related names:See a list of other species in the genus Abronia found in California.
This is a parent record. Observation data is an aggregate of data for subspecies and varieties:
  Abronia umbellata ssp. breviflora
  Abronia umbellata ssp. umbellata
  Abronia umbellata var. breviflora
  Abronia umbellata var. umbellata
Distribution in California based on available records:
A shaded county indicates that there are one or more records of this plant within the county.

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    For a distribution map based on other criteria (eg. more than one record within the county), see the County Distribution Analysis for this plant.

 

  There are specimens from this county in an herbarium.
  There are documented observations, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported observations.
  There are reported observations available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).
Records by County: Click county name to view records (numbers are approximate).
Information about  Abronia umbellata  from other sources:
Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr 1993 Jepson Manual Treament from the UC Jepson Herbaria
Photos or website references on Google Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
PLANTS profile from USDA PLANTS (code = ABUM) Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant) on CNPLX

Citation:
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Feb 09, 2010).

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