Definition of Abronia latifolia

1. Noun. Plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British Columbia.

Exact synonyms: Yellow Sand Verbena
Generic synonyms: Sand Verbena

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abronia Latifolia

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
Absaroke
Absarokee

Literary usage of Abronia latifolia

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

1. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1920)
"The stages represented are as follows: (1) abronia latifolia (corresponding roughly to A. maritima of the south); (2) semi-pioneers, including Poa douglasii ..."

2. The Broad-sclerophyll Vegetation of California: An Ecological Study of the by William Skinner Cooper (1922)
"The pioneers upon beach and dune are mainly strand-succulents, such as Abronia latifolia, A. marítima, A. umbellata, Mesembryanthemum ..."

3. A Flora of Western Middle California by Willis Linn Jepson (1911)
"Outside the Redwood belt is a beach strip characterized by such shore species as abronia latifolia and umbellata, Lathyrus littoralis, ..."

4. Hydration and Growth by Daniel Trembly MacDougal (1920)
"Young leaves of abronia latifolia which had been allowed to wilt for two days while attached to stems hi a ventilated room were cut hito suitable strips ..."

5. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1901)
"The following native plants grow naturally on the sand dunes, and act to a greater or less extent as sand binders: abronia latifolia (yellow sand verbena) ..."

6. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1918)
"... chamissonis and abronia latifolia. Other important species are Salix lasiolepis, Fragaria chilensis, Lupinus arboreus, Lupinus chamissonis, ..."

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