Definition of Abronia elliptica

1. Noun. Plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions.

Exact synonyms: Snowball, Sweet Sand Verbena
Generic synonyms: Sand Verbena

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abronia Elliptica

Abrammans
Abramov
Abrams' heart reflex
Abramsky
Abranchia
Abranchiata
Abrasax
Abrasax stone
Abrasax stones
Abraum salts
Abraxas
Abri Audit
Abrocoma
Abron
Abronia
Abronia elliptica
Abronia fragrans
Abronia latifolia
Abronia maritima
Abronia umbellata
Abronia villosa
Abruka
Abrus
Abruzzi
Abruzzi e Molise
Abruzzi ware
Abruzzo
Absalom
Absaroka
Absarokas

Literary usage of Abronia elliptica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular Plants) by John Merle Coulter, Aven Nelson (1909)
"(A.fallax Heimerl, Rydb. 1. c.)—Western Colorado and Utah. 4. abronia elliptica A. Nels. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 26: 7. ..."

2. Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1902)
"UTAH : Salt Lake City, 1879, ME Jones, rjj? (type in US Nat. herb., also in herb. Columbia University). 8. abronia elliptica ..."

3. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"... 140; grandis, 140, 379; lasio- carpa, 379; magnifica, 140; nobilis, 140 Abronia, elliptica, 93; fragrans, 92; ..."

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