Abronia latifolia
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| Abronia latifolia Eschsch. |
The perennial flower Abronia latifolia is a species of sand-verbena known commonly as the coastal, or yellow sand-verbena. It is native to the west coast of North America, from southern California to the Canadian border.
The plant bears attractive neatly-rounded heads of small, bright golden flowers. The individual flowers have no petals; rather, they are composed of yellow bracts forming a trumpet-shaped calyx about the stamens. It bears a small, winged fruit. The plant grows in succulent mats on sand or other coastal substrate. The roots of the plant are edible.
References
- USDA Plants Profile
- eFloras Info Page
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Munz, Philip A. (2003). Introduction to Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Abronia latifolia". Image Credit.
