Abronia villosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. villosa
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| Abronia villosa | |
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Abronia villosa is a species of sand-verbena known by the common names desert sand-verbena[3] and chaparral sand-verbena. It is in the four o'clock plant family (Nyctaginaceae). It is native to sandy areas in the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, associated with creosote-bush and coastal-sage scrub habitats.[4]
Description
[edit]Abronia villosa is a short, hairy annual wildflower[4] which grows in creeping prostrate masses along the ground. It has oval-shaped dull green leaves and many peduncles bearing rounded inflorescences of bright magenta or purplish-pink flowers. It grows in the sand of the deserts and coastlines. It has a very sweet fragrance, and is also very sticky. The species typically grows between February and May.[citation needed]
Conservation
[edit]As of December 2024[update], the conservation group NatureServe listed Abronia villlosa as Secure (G5) worldwide. This status was last reviewed on 29 July 1988. At the state level, the species is listed as No Status Rank (not assessed) throughout its range except in Utah, where it is assessed as Critically Imperiled (S1).[1]
Chemistry
[edit]The rotenoids abronione and boeravinone C, and the terpenoid lupeol can be found in A. villosa.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b NatureServe (6 December 2024). "Abronia villosa". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Abronia villosa S.Watson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ USDA Plants Profile of Abronia villosa
- ^ a b Jepson Manual Treatment — Abronia villosa
- ^ Starks, CM; Williams, RB; Norman, VL; Lawrence, JA; Goering, MG; O'Neil-Johnson, M; Hu, JF; Rice, SM; Eldridge, GR (2011). "Abronione, a rotenoid from the desert annual Abronia villosa". Phytochemistry Letters. 4 (2): 72–74. doi:10.1016/j.phytol.2010.08.004. PMC 3099468. PMID 21617767.
Further reading
[edit]- Drennan, P.M. (May 2008). "Sand verbenas (Abronia spp., Nyctaginaceae) germinate in response to ethylene". Journal of Arid Environments. 72 (5): 847–852. Bibcode:2008JArEn..72..847D. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.11.002.
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