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Abronia villosa is a species of sand-verbena known by the common name desert sand-verbena. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico and the southern California and Baja coast. It is a short, hairy annual wildflower which grows in creeping prostrate masses along the ground. It has oval-shaped dull green leaves and many peduncles bearing rounded flower clusters of bright magenta or purplish-pink flowers. It grows in the sand of the deserts and coastlines. It has a very sweet fragrance, and is also very sticky. They usually grow between February and May.
Annual herb
Purple, Pink
Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter
Full Sun
Extremely Low, Very Low
Fast
Sandy places
Creosote Bush Scrub
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 3 likely
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Lithariapteryx Elegans
Lithariapteryx elegans
To learn more, visit the Jepson Herbarium's YouTube channel and watch a short video about this species: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRObRdcq2WQ