Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
      Order: Caryophyllales
        Family: Nyctaginaceae
          Genus: Abronia
            Species: bigelovii

Galisteo Sand Verbena - Abronia bigelovii

Galisteo Sand Verbena

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Dwarf, tufted, perennial, semi-succulent, grayish-green herb with leaves clustered on very short thick branches that remain near the ground; leaves linear to narrowly oblong, 1.5-5 cm long, 1.5-3 mm wide, smooth or with a few minute hairs; flowering stalks erect to spreading, 3-12 cm long, terminating in a head of 20-30 flowers; heads 2-3 cm broad, surrounded by pale, papery, ovate bracts; flowers trumpet-shaped, glandular, 1.5-2 cm long, the tube pinkish, the lobes whitish; fruit stiffly papery, about 8 mm long, with 4-5 ridges, containing within, a single black "seed" (technically the true fruit). Flowers May to October.

Status

Global Rank: G2

State Rank: S3

State Status:

Federal Status:

USFS Status: R3 SCC

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status:

NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 33

Number of Mapped Locations: 561

Number of Observations: 593

Observation date range: 08-31-1926 to 09-15-2023

External Links

View More Information about this species at:
  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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