Nyctaginaceae
Desert sand verbena
Abronia villosa
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Abronia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Desert sand verbena
- Malayalam
- അബ്രോണിയ വില്ലൊസ
Synonyms
- Abronia umbellata f. villosa (S.Watson) Voss
- Abronia villosa var. villosa
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leah Rubin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bonnie Isaac, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Abronia
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- Pink sand verbenaAbronia umbellataNyctaginaceae
- 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.