Abronia villosa
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| Abronia villosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. villosa |
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| Abronia villosa S.Wats., 1873 | |
Abronia villosa is a species of sand-verbena known by the common names desert sand-verbena[1] 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.[2]
Description
[edit]Abronia villosa is a short, hairy annual wildflower[2] 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. They usually grow between February and May.
Chemistry
[edit]The rotenoids abronione and boeravinone C, and the terpenoid lupeol can be found in A. villosa.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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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