abronia macrocarpa
12-22-2016

Abronia macrocarpa

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Abronia macrocarpa is a perennial herb with a hairy, glandular stem growing up to half a meter tall. The glandular oval leaf blades are up to 5 centimeters long by 3.5 wide and are borne on relatively long petioles. The inflorescence is a cluster of up to 75 magenta or light purple flowers each up to 3 centimeters long. The tubular, strongly fragrant flowers open at dusk and are pollinated by moths. The winged fruit is up to 1.5 centimeters long. It is dispersed by wind.

Its natural habitat is sandy soils with little other vegetation, often in openings of post-oak woodlands

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Detailed information
Full Name: Large-Fruited sand-verbena (Abronia macrocarpa)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 09/28/1988 Southwest Region (Region 2) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Large-Fruited sand-verbena, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Texas
  • US Counties in which the Large-Fruited sand-verbena, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Large-Fruited sand-verbena.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/30/1992 Large-fruited Sand Verbena View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/30/1992 Large-fruited Sand Verbena View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
04/23/2007 72 FR 20134 20136 5-Year Reviews of 24 Southwestern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
11/19/2010 Large-Fruited Sand-Verbena (Abronia macrocarpa) 5-Year Review
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