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Abronia elliptica

A. Nels.

Dwarf Sand-verbena

GNRUnranked Found in 29 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.956093
Element CodePDNYC010S0
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 broader treatment of Abronia elliptica, including A. nana var. harrisii as indistinct, as recognized by Galloway in FNA (vol. 4, 2003). Kartesz (1994, 1999) excluded that taxon and accepted it as A. nana var. harrisii, a Utah endemic. Welsh et al. (2015) include Abronia elliptica in A. fragrans and say plants named A. nana var. harrisii are actually a phase of A. fragrans, but can be regarded as A. fragrans var. harrisii.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoS1Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
Navajo NationSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
UtahSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (29)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burro CanyonKaibab National Forest19,928
Nevada (8)
AreaForestAcres
Black SpringHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,016
Grant - Cherry CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest160
Grant - WadsworthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest610
QuinnHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest62,459
Snake - ChokecherryHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest30,845
Snake - MurphyHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest27,064
Table Mtn. - Barley Ck.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,424
Table Mtn. - EastHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest87,789
Utah (18)
AreaForestAcres
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Box - Death HollowDixie National Forest3,175
Capital ReefDixie National Forest763
CottonwoodDixie National Forest6,754
FishhookDixie National Forest12,959
Happy ValleyDixie National Forest14,458
Lone Peak ContiguousWasatch-Cache National Forest874
Long Neck Mesa / Steep Creek / Oak Creek - Steep Creek / OakDixie National Forest55,489
Mcgath Lake - Auger HoleDixie National Forest8,334
Moody WashDixie National Forest31,835
Muddy Creek - Nelson Mt.Manti-Lasal National Forest59,034
North FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest8,148
Oak CreekFishlake National Forest54,053
Pine Valley MountainsDixie National Forest57,673
Stansbury MountainsWasatch-Cache National Forest39,696
Thousand Lake MountainFishlake National Forest27,267
Wayne WonderlandFishlake National Forest12,395
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
0401021Ashley National Forest5,152
0401035Ashley National Forest5,465
References (4)
  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.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins. (Eds). 2015. A Utah flora, fifth edition, revised 2015. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Provo, Utah. 987 pp.