UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Abronia turbinata

Abronia umbellata

pink sandverbena
Habit Herbaceous, glandular-puberulent perennial from a taproot, the prostrate stems up to 1 m. long.
Leaves

Leaves opposite, the blades elliptic to oblong-ovate, 2-6 cm. long and about half as wide, narrowed obliquely to slender petioles about as long.
Flowers

Flowers perfect, in heads on long peduncles, subtended by 5 narrowly lanceolate involucral bracts 5-6 mm. long;

perianth glandular-pubescent, with a narrow greenish to pink tube 6-8 mm. long and 5 flaring, reddish-purple lobes 5 mm. broad;

corolla none;

stamens 4-5, included;

style 1, included.
Fruits

Achene 10-12 mm. long, prominently 3-4 winged, the wings often broader than and projected above the hairy body.

Abronia turbinata

Abronia umbellata
Flowering time May-September
Habitat Coastal sandy beaches and adjacent dunes.
Distribution
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the outer coast in Washington; British Columbia to Baja California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Endangered in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
A. latifolia, A. mellifera, A. umbellata
A. latifolia, A. mellifera
Subordinate taxa
A. umbellata var. acutalata, A. umbellata var. breviflora
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