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Wyoming sand verbena
Scientific Name: Abronia ammophila
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Yellowstone Sand Verbena (Abronia ammophila)
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Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Abronia ammophila Greene
- Common Names: Yellowstone sand verbena, Wyoming sand verbena
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Family: Nyctaginaceae
- Synonym: Abronia fendleri Standl.
Distribution and Habitat
- Abronia ammophila is endemic to Yellowstone National Park lakeshores.
- Specifically found near Pelican Creek on Yellowstone Lake in Wyoming.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Described as an upright, multi-branched perennial herb and a forb/herb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass).
- Trailing, branched.
Ecological Role
- It is reproductively isolated from other sand verbena populations in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming.
- Found in sandy areas above the shoreline.
- Grows in open, sunny, sparsely vegetated sites.
Further Information
- Wyoming Natural Diversity Database maintains a list of plant species.
- Dave's Garden is a community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants.
- Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide.