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NMSU: Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands

Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands

Diné bikéyah Chi’l nooséłígíí Bąąhą́ą́nosin
Take care of our Navajo Rangelands

Desert sand verbena

K’íneeshdlíshiidą́ą́’
Small white flowers in a cluster
Patrick Alexander
Abronia elliptica

Sand verbena is native to the western United States.

There are a number of species classified as sand verbena, and they have a range of bloom colors and are generally fragrant. Flowers occur clustered in an umbel. Leaves are slightly fleshy and round rather than elongated.

Desert sand verbena grows on sandy flats, dunes, and roadsides.

Growth habit, low and slightly sprawling
Patrick Alexander
Abronia elliptica
Scientific Name
Abronia spp.
Plant Type
Forb
Growing Season
Warm Season
Habitats
  • Grasslands
  • Wastelands
Flower Colors
  • Blue / Purple
  • Red/Pink

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