Abronia elliptica A.Nelson

  • Filed As

    Nyctaginaceae
    Abronia elliptica A.Nelson

  • Collector(s)

    R. W. Spellenberg 13579, 07 Jun 2005

  • Location

    United States of America. Arizona. Mohave Co. 34 road km north of Peach Springs at mouth of Diamond Creek on the Colorado River.

  • Habitat

    Dunes of fine sand. With Prosopis, Opuntia, Oenothera.

  • Description

    Limb white, tube pale greenish; vertical taproot without branches; plants aggregated in patches suggesting spread by subterranean roots, but no connections found within top 5 dm. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 737255

    Occurrence ID: 222d7c41-eae0-4f58-afa6-574f56b808fc

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Nyctaginaceae

  • All Determinations

    Abronia elliptica A.Nelson
    Note: "As determined" R. Spellenberg, May 2008

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Arizona

  • County/Municipio

    Mohave Co.

  • Locality

    34 road km north of Peach Springs at mouth of Diamond Creek on the Colorado River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 440 m. (1444 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    35.766, -113.373

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AS DETERMINED
R. Spellenberg	5/2008
Distributed from NMC to: NMC, NY
(Nyctaginaceae)
13579 Abronia elliptica A. Nels.
Coll. R. Spellenberg
7 June 2005
USA, Arizona, Mohave Co., 34 rd km N of Peach Springs
at mouth of Diamond Creek on the Colorado River,
35°45’57.7”N, 113°22’22.4”W. Elev. 440 m.
Dunes of fine sand, with Prosopis, Opuntia, Oenothera.
Limb white, tube pale greenish; vertical taproot without
branches; plants aggregated in patches suggesting spread by
subterranean roots, but no connections found within top 5 dm.
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