Nyctaginaceae
Transmontane sand verbena
Abronia turbinata
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Abronia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Transmontane sand verbena
Synonyms
- Abronia exalata Standl.
- Abronia latiuscula Greene
- Abronia orbiculata Standl.
- Abronia turbinata var. marginata Eastw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mel letterman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: glittergravel, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.