Nyctaginaceae
Pink sand verbena
Abronia umbellata
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Abronia
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Pink sand verbena
- Malayalam
- അംബ്രോനിയ അംബെല്ലാറ്റ
- Russian
- Аброния зонтичная, Tricratus admirabilis
Synonyms
- Abronia californica Raeusch.
- Abronia glauca Menzies ex Hook.
- Abronia rosea Hartweg ex Loudon
- Abronia rotundifolia C.F.Gaertn.
- Abronia umbellata subsp. umbellata
- Abronia umbellata var. umbellata
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: oliveoligarchy from California, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: oliveoligarchy from California, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Abronia
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- Ramshaw Meadows sand verbenaAbronia alpinaNyctaginaceae
- Snowball sand verbenaAbronia fragransNyctaginaceae
- Coastal sand verbenaAbronia latifoliaNyctaginaceae
- Red sand verbenaAbronia maritimaNyctaginaceae
- Amelia's sand verbenaAbronia ameliaeNyctaginaceae
- Largefruit sand verbenaAbronia macrocarpaNyctaginaceae
- Mojave sand verbenaAbronia pogonanthaNyctaginaceae
- Fragrant white sand verbenaAbronia ellipticaNyctaginaceae
- White sand verbenaAbronia melliferaNyctaginaceae
- Dwarf sand verbenaAbronia nanaNyctaginaceae
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.