Abronia nana

S. Wats.

Dwarf Sand-verbena

GNRUnranked Found in 13 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.956101
Element CodePDNYC010T0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyNyctaginaceae
GenusAbronia
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for the narrow treatment of Abronia nana, excluding A. nana var. harrisii which FNA (vol. 4, 2003) includes in A. elliptica.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
ColoradoS1Yes
ArizonaS1Yes
UtahS3Yes
NevadaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (13)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burro CanyonKaibab National Forest19,928
California (6)
AreaForestAcres
Birch CreekInyo National Forest28,816
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
PaiuteInyo National Forest58,712
Pyramid Peak BSan Bernardino National Forest7,194
Soldier CanyonInyo National Forest40,589
Nevada (5)
AreaForestAcres
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
Bald Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest41,598
Charleston - Macks CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,378
Moriah - Silver CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,582
PotosiHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,145
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Muddy Creek - Nelson Mt.Manti-Lasal National Forest59,034
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.