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Abronia fragrans  Nutt. ex Hook.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 19557

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Abronia carletonii J.M. Coult. & Fisher
  
    Abronia fragrans var. glaucescens A. Nelson
  
  Common Name(s): heart's-delight [English]
  
    sweet sand verbena [English]
  
    prairie snowball [English]
  
    snowball sand verbena [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 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  
                                  SpeciesAbronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. – heart's-delight, sweet sand verbena, prairie snowball, snowball sand verbena  
       

 References
       
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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Abronia fragrans   
       
  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 fragrans   
       
  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 fragrans   
       
  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 fragrans   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Ackerfield, Jennifer, and William F. Jennings   
  Publication Date: 2008   
  Article/Chapter Title: The genus Abronia (Nyctaginaceae) in Colorado, with notes on Abronia bolackii in New Mexico   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, vol. 2, no. 1   
  Page(s): 419-423   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1934-5259   
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  Reference for: Abronia fragrans   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

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