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Sand Verbena
( Abronia latifolia )
Abronia latifolia
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About Sand Verbena (Abronia latifolia)
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Sand Verbena (
Abronia latifolia
) is a species of the Four O'Clock Family (Nyctaginaceae) native to the west coast of North America, from Santa Barbara County to the Canadian border, where it grows on beach dunes and sand dunes of coastal bars, river mouths, spits along the immediate coastline (0-10m elevation). Its National Vegetation Community Status (NVCS) is the
Ambrosia chamissonis
herbaceous alliance (dune mat). It grows in succulent mats where it has room to spread. It is an important plant in helping to stabilize dunes and resist erosion. It grows from a stout, fleshy root structure which are edible, traditionally eaten by the Chinook Indians. When stressed it will die back to the root, to sprout again when conditions are more favorable. It has attractive neatly-rounded heads of small, bright golden flowers and small, winged fruits. The individual flowers have no petals being composed of yellow bracts forming a trumpet-shaped calyx about the stamens. If given the proper conditions it will flower most of the year. It is geared for salt spray and will not tolerate regular water nor extreme drought.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial Herb
Size
6 in tall
7 ft wide
Form
Spreading
Growth Rate
Fast
Dormancy
Summer Deciduous
Flower Color
Yellow
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
confirmed
, 2
likely
* )
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Lithariapteryx abroniaeella
Lithariapteryx abroniaeella
Lithariapteryx Elegans
Lithariapteryx elegans
Lithariapteryx elegans
*
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
*
Euphyia implicata
Euphyia implicata
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / week once established
Nurseries
Carried by 5
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 20 - degrees F
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Coarse to fine-textured sands; very loose and free of organic debris. Tolerates Saline Soil. Soil PH: 5.0 - 7.0
Common uses
Bee Gardens
Companion Plants
Coastal plants such as other
Verbena species
(
Abronia maritima
,
Abronia umbellata
),
Common Yarrow
(
Achillea millefolium
),
Silver Beachweed
(
Ambrosia chamissonis
),
Beach Sage
(
Artemisia pycnocephala
), Saltbush species (Atriplex spp.), Cakile maritima,
Morning-glory
species (Calystegia spp.),
Beach Evening Primrose
(
Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia
),
Sandcarpet
(
Cardionema ramosissimum
),
Croton
(
Croton californicus
),
Seaside Daisy
species (Erigeron spp.),
Buckwheat
species (
Eriogonum latifolium
,
Eriogonum parvifolium
), Seaside
Woolly Sunflower
(
Eriophyllum staechadifolium
), Wallflower (Erysimum spp.),
Beach Strawberry
(
Fragaria chiloensis
), Coastal Gumplant (
Grindelia stricta
), Silky
Beach Pea
(
Lathyrus littoralis
),
Dunedelion
(
Malacothrix incana
),
Hummingbird Sage
(
Salvia spathacea
),
Penstemon species
,
Sand Dune Bluegrass
(
Poa douglasii
). Emergent shrubs may be present at low cover including
Coyote Bush
(
Baccharis pilularis
),
California Goldenbush
(
Ericameria ericoides
),
Lupine
species (Lupinus spp.).
Natural Setting
Site Type
Dunes, coastal strand
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 13.6" - 69.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.19" - 1.98", Coldest Month: 44.5" - 52.2", Hottest Month: 55.6" - 75.4", Humidity: 0.01" - 24.43", Elevation: -253" - 1098"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Coastal Sand Verbena, Yellow Sand Verbena, Yellow Sand-verbena
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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