Genus

Abronia (Sand verbenas)

Abronia umbellata breviflora. Photo: (c) Oregon Department of Agriculture, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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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.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Caryophyllales (Pinks, cactuses, and allies)
        Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four o’clock family)
        Genus: Abronia (Sand verbenas)
        Species: Abronia latifolia (Yellow sand verbena)
        Species: Abronia umbellata (Pink sand verbena) (1)

Subtaxa

Species: Abronia latifolia (Yellow sand verbena)

Species: Abronia umbellata (Pink sand verbena)

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