Abronia elliptica

A. Nelson

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 7. 1899.

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Abronia fragrans var. elliptica (A. Nelson) M. E. Jones Abronia nana var. harrisii S. L. Welsh
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Mentioned on page 63.

Plants perennial, sometimes nearly acaulescent. Stems decumbent to erect, elongate, glandular-pubescent, infrequently glabrous. Leaves: petiole 1–4 cm; blade ovate elliptic-oblong to ovate, 1.5–6 × 0.5–3.5 cm, margins entire to sinuate, often undulate, adaxial surface glabrous or puberulent, abaxial surface thinly puberulent to pubescent. Inflorescences: peduncle longer than subtending petiole; bracts ovate to obovate, 5–20 × 3–10 mm, scarious, apex obtuse to acute, glandular-pubescent to villous; flowers 25–75. Perianth: tube rose to greenish, 10–20 mm, limb white, 5–8 mm diam. Fruits broadly turbinate, apex truncate or rounded and slightly beaked, or fruit ± rhombic in profile, 5–12 × 4–8.5 mm, scarious, tapered at both ends; wings (2–)5 (often 2 on periphery of inflorescence and folded together), dilated distally and flattened perpendicular to plane of lamina, dilations longer than wide, thin walled, cavities extending throughout.


Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly soils, desert grasslands, scrub
Elevation: 700-2500 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Colo., Nev., N.Mex., Utah, Wyo.

Discussion

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Lower Taxa

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Leo A. Galloway +
A. Nelson +
Ariz. +, Colo. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, Utah +  and Wyo. +
700-2500 m +
Sandy or gravelly soils, desert grasslands, scrub +
Flowering spring–fall. +
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Abronia fragrans var. elliptica +  and Abronia nana var. harrisii +
Abronia elliptica +
species +