Abronia nana var. covillei
Coville's dwarf abronia, Coville's dwarf abronia, Coville's dwarf abronia
Family: Nyctaginaceae · Type: perennial · Native
Conservation status: CNPS 4.2
Coville's dwarf abronia is a rare (CNPS 4.2) California native perennial found in the San Bernardino Mountains, White and Inyo Mountains, and Desert Mountains in dry sandy places at elevations of 1,600 to 2,800 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white to light pink flowers in dense clusters with perianth tubes 11 to 15 millimeters long. Growing as a densely tufted herb less than 6 centimeters tall, it forms compact ground-hugging clumps. Its basal leaves are glaucous with oblong to nearly round blades 5 to 20 millimeters long, supported by petioles 1 to 4 centimeters long. The fruit features five thin, rounded wings approximately 7 to 8 millimeters in length.
Habitat: dry sandy places
Bloom period: Jun-Aug
Elevation: 1600-2800 m
Bioregions: SnBr, W&I, DMtns
California counties: San Bernardino, Inyo
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