|
|
Definition of Abronia umbellata
1. Noun. Prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abronia Umbellata
Literary usage of Abronia umbellata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Exotic Flora: Containing Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare Or Otherwise by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1827)
"Abronia umbellata; foliis ... This seems sufficiently to accord with the figure
and description of LAMARCK'S Abronia umbellata, which is probably a copy of ..."
2. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1856)
"Abronia umbellata. — A beautiful and newly introduced annual, with long trailing
stems, bearing clusters of elegant flowers in dense umbels; color, ..."
3. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Sir Joseph Paxton (1849)
"... seeds are produced which should be sown shortly after being gathered ; these
form strong plants in a shorter time than from cuttings. Abronia umbellata. ..."
4. The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin, Francis Darwin (1900)
"Abronia umbellata ling twice natural size : c, cotyledon ; c', rudimentary
cotyledon ; h, enlarged hypocotyl, with a heel or projec- With Abronia umbellata ..."
5. Year books by Plainfield High School (Plainfield, N.J.) (1919)
"... latifolia (corresponding roughly to A. maritima of the south); (2) semi-pioneers,
including Poa douglasii, Eriogonum latifolium, Abronia umbellata, ..."
6. Biennial Report by South Dakota, California State Board of Horticulture, State Athletic Commission (1890)
"Abronia umbellata is the best known, with its rosy, lilac flowers, and it slightly
resembles the verbena. Abronia arenaria, with its waxy, yellow flowers, ..."
Other Resources:
