Abronia villosa var. villosa

Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 66. Mentioned on page 67.

Perianth: tube 10–20 mm, limb seldom more than 15 mm diam. Fruits 5–8 mm, strongly rugose veined, often appearing pitted.


Phenology: Flowering winter–summer.
Habitat: Sandy soils, creosote bushscrub
Elevation: 0-1000 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Nev., Utah, nw Mexico (Baja California), nw Mexico (Sonora)

Discussion

Under favorable moisture conditions, Abronia villosa var. villosa may flower in late summer and fall.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
glandular-pubescent +
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Leo A. Galloway +
S. Watson +
glutinous +
unequal +
woody +, leathery +  and fleshy +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
deltate-ovate;ovate or elliptic +
succulent +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
persistent +
distinct +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
viscid-villous +
lanceolate +  and lanceovate +
not accrescent +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
corollalike +  and petaloid +
flattened +  and dilated +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Nev. +, Utah +, nw Mexico (Baja California) +  and nw Mexico (Sonora) +
0-1000 m +
curved +  and straight +
inconspicuous +  and showy +
15 +  and 35 +
chasmogamous +  and bisexual +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
glabrate +  and viscid puberulent +
pitted +  and rugose +
obdeltate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Sandy soils, creosote bushscrub +
cauline +  and basal +
unequal +
white +  and magenta +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
5-lobed +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
undulate +, entire +  and sinuate +
large +
expanded +
salverform +
constricted +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Flowering winter–summer. +
pedicel-like +
Amer. Naturalist +
slightly rounded;conic +
thick +  and thin +
fibrous;fleshy +
membranaceous +
ribbed +, 10-ribbed +  and 5-ribbed +
pubescent +, glabrous +  and warty +
wrinkled +
Illustrated +
spreading +, decumbent +  and ascending +
glandular-pubescent +  and long viscid-villous +
elongate +
fusiform +  and linear +
filiform +
rugose +  and smooth +
Tricratus +
slender +  and stout +
Abronia villosa var. villosa +
Abronia villosa +
variety +
gland-tipped +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
truncate +  and not folded +
extending +  and equaling +