Abronia elliptica A.Nelson

  • Filed As

    Nyctaginaceae
    Abronia elliptica A.Nelson

  • Collector(s)

    A. Cronquist 11974, 01 Jun 1985

  • Location

    United States of America. Nevada. Nye Co. Above Cherry Creek Forest Camp in the Quinn Canyon Mts.

  • Habitat

    Pinyon-woodland. Gravelly, rhyolitic soil.

  • Description

    Stems lax below, very loosely clustered on a taproot. Perianth-tube lavender-pinkish, the limb white, open in the evening and at night, closing in the morning sun. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 242480

    Occurrence ID: 508ed699-a8d9-4bc9-9049-433f8a6c4a47

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Nevada

  • County/Municipio

    Nye Co.

  • Locality

    Above Cherry Creek Forest Camp in the Quinn Canyon Mts.

  • Township, Range, Section

    T4N, R56E, S36

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2100 m. (6890 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    38.17, -115.63

  • 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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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PLANTS OF NEVADA
Abronia fragrans Nutt.
NYE CO.: Gravelly, rhyolitic soil in
pinyon-woodland about and above the Cherry
Creek Forest Camp in the Quinn Canyon Mts.
T.4 N., R.56 E., Sec. 36. Elevation ca 2100
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANJCAL GARDEN
00242480
ABRONIA ELLIPTICA A. Nels.
R. Spellenberg	5/2008
Stems lax below, very loosely clustered on a
taproot. Perianttv-tube lavender-pinkish, the
limb white, open in the evening and at night,
closing in the morning sun.
Arthur Cronquist 11974
1 June 1985
00242480