Nyctaginaceae
Purple sand verbena
Abronia angustifolia
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Abronia
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Abronia angustifoliaNyctaginaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Purple sand verbena
Synonyms
- Abronia angustifolia var. arizonica (Standl.) Kearney & Peebles
- Abronia arizonica Standl.
- Abronia lobatifolia Standl.
- Abronia torreyi Standl.
- Abronia turbinata f. stenophylla Heimerl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.