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The perennial flower '''''Abronia latifolia''''' is a species of [[Abronia (plant)|sand-verbena]] known commonly as the '''coastal''', or '''yellow sand-verbena'''. It is native to the west coast of North America, from southern California to the Canadian border. |
The perennial flower '''''Abronia latifolia''''' or '''Abronia arenaria''' (Menzies)<ref name="Stu">{{cite book|last=Sturtevant|first=Edward|title=Sturtevant's notes on edible plants|publisher=J.B. Lyon company, State printers|location=Albany|page=17|date=1919}}</ref> is a species of [[Abronia (plant)|sand-verbena]] known commonly as the '''coastal''', or '''yellow sand-verbena'''. It is native to the west coast of North America, from southern California to the Canadian border. |
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The plant bears attractive neatly rounded heads of small, bright golden flowers. The individual flowers have no petals; rather, they are composed of yellow [[bract]]s forming a trumpet-shaped [[sepal|calyx]] about the [[stamen]]s. It bears a small, winged fruit. The plant grows in succulent mats on sand or other coastal substrate. The roots |
The plant bears attractive neatly rounded heads of small, bright golden flowers. The individual flowers have no petals; rather, they are composed of yellow [[bract]]s forming a trumpet-shaped [[sepal|calyx]] about the [[stamen]]s. It bears a small, winged fruit. The plant grows in succulent mats on sand or other coastal substrate. The roots are stout, fusiform and often several feet long. They are edible, traditionally eaten by the Chinook Indians. <ref name="Stu" /> |
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*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415100 eFloras Info Page] |
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415100 eFloras Info Page] |
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*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5194,5195,5198 Jepson Manual Treatment] |
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5194,5195,5198 Jepson Manual Treatment] |
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==References== |
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The perennial flower Abronia latifolia or Abronia arenaria (Menzies)[1] is a species of sand-verbena known commonly as the coastal, or yellow sand-verbena. It is native to the west coast of North America, from southern California to the Canadian border.
The plant bears attractive neatly rounded heads of small, bright golden flowers. The individual flowers have no petals; rather, they are composed of yellow bracts forming a trumpet-shaped calyx about the stamens. It bears a small, winged fruit. The plant grows in succulent mats on sand or other coastal substrate. The roots are stout, fusiform and often several feet long. They are edible, traditionally eaten by the Chinook Indians. [1]
Sources
- Munz, Philip A. (2003). Introduction to Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington. Berkeley: University of California Press.
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