Abronia turbinataTorr. ex S. Watson [family NYCTAGINACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
Abronia angustifolia
Abronia lobatifolia
Abronia speciosa
Abronia torreyi
Abronia exalata
Abronia turbinata
Flora
Entry for Abronia turbinata Torrey ex S. Watson [family NYCTAGINACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 4,
Names
Abronia turbinataTorrey ex S. Watson [family NYCTAGINACEAE], Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 285, plate 31, figs. 1–5, 8, 9. 1871
Treatment Author(s)
Leo A. Galloway
Information
Plants annual, infrequently perennial. Stems decumbent to ascending, much branched, elongate, reddish at least basally, glandular-pubescent, rarely glabrous or viscid-pubescent. Leaves: petiole 1–4.5 cm; blade broadly ovate to orbiculate, 1–5 × 0.5–3 cm, margins entire or ± repand and undulate, surfaces glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent. Inflorescences: peduncle longer than subtending petiole; bracts lanceolate to ovate, 3–10 × 1–5 mm, papery, puberulent to densely glandular-pubescent; flowers 15–35. Perianth: tube greenish to coral pink, 6–18 mm, limb white to pale pink, 5–8 mm diam. Fruits winged, turbinate, 3–8 × 3–6 mm, coriaceous, apex broadly tapered to prominent beak; wings (2–)5 (when 2, folded together) truncate distally with conspicuous dilations, cavities extending throughout.
