Abronia nana S.Watson

  • Filed As

    Nyctaginaceae
    Abronia nana S.Watson

  • Collector(s)

    A. Cronquist 11985, 02 Jun 1985

  • Location

    United States of America. Nevada. Nye Co. White River Valley, between Hot Creek Butte and Sunnyside.

  • Habitat

    Sandy, alkaline low ridge in the desert.

  • Description

    Plants spreading by long, creeping roots. Scapes more or less erect at anthesis, prostrate in fruit. Perianth dull pinkish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 243470

    Occurrence ID: 0c6ab23b-cd83-44cb-8316-c844d350ef27

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Nyctaginaceae

  • All Determinations

    Abronia nana S.Watson
    Note: "Integrating toward Abronai elliptica A. Nels." R. Spellenberg, May 2008

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Nevada

  • County/Municipio

    Nye Co.

  • Locality

    White River Valley, between Hot Creek Butte and Sunnyside.

  • Township, Range, Section

    T6N, R61E, S3

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1600 m. (5249 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    38.4, -115.1

  • Georeferencing Method

    TRS Conversion Calculator. Used TRS2LL tool (defunct, now: TRS-data conversion tool, Montana State University, www.esg.montana.edu/gl/trs-data.html) to convert TRS coordinates (Township, Range, Section; Public Land Survey System) to decimal degrees.

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Abronia nana S. Wats.
-> A. elliptica A. Nels.
R. Spellenberg	5/2008
THE NEW-YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PLANTS OF NEVADA
Abronia nana S. Wats.
NYE CO.: Along a sandyy alkaline low ridge
in the desert, White River Valley, between
Hot Creek Butte and Sunnyside. T.6 N., R.61
E., Sec. 3. Elevation ca 1600 m.
Plants spreading by long, creeping roots.
Scapes more or less erect at anthesis,
prostrate in fruit. Perianth dull pinkish.
Arthur Cronquist 11985
2 June 1985
00243470