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Abronia  Juss.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 19550

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Common Name(s): sand verbena [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2024   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyNyctaginaceae  – four o'clocks, nyctaginacées  
                               GenusAbronia Juss. – sand verbena  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesAbronia alpina Brandegee – Ramshaw Meadows sand-verbena, Ramshaw Meadows sand verbena, Ramshaw Meadows abronia 
                                  SpeciesAbronia ameliae Lundell – Amelia's sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia ammophila Greene – Yellowstone sand verbena, Wyoming sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia angustifolia Greene – purple sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia bigelovii Heimerl – Galisteo sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia elliptica A. Nelson – fragrant white sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. – heart's-delight, sweet sand verbena, prairie snowball, snowball sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia glabrifolia Standley – clay sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia gracilis Benth. – slender sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia latifolia Eschsch. – coastal sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia macrocarpa L.A. Galloway – large-fruited sand-verbena, largefruit sand verbena, large-fruited sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia maritima Nutt. ex S. Watson – red sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia mellifera Douglas ex Hook. – white sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia minor Standl. – little sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia nana S. Watson – dwarf sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia nealleyi Standl.  
                                  SpeciesAbronia pogonantha Heimerl – Mojave sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia turbinata Torr. ex S. Watson – transmontane sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia umbellata Lam. – pink sand verbena 
                                  SpeciesAbronia villosa S. Watson – desert sand verbena 
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Abronia   
       
  Source: Nyctaginaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Abronia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Abronia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Abronia   
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Plant genus Abronia Juss. (TSN 19550) is a 'parahomonym' of (different kingdom, same name as) lizard genus Abronia Gray, 1838 (TSN 585644)  
 

 

    


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