Abronia mellifera

Abronia mellifera is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant with decumbent or ascending stems up to long. The leaves are attached to petioles long. The leaf blades are ovate to lance-elliptic, and are 1–6 cm long by 0.5–4 cm wide. The leaf margins are entire to sinuate, and the leaf blade surfaces are glabrous or slightly pubescent. Each inflorescence contains 25–60 flowers. The perianth tube is proximally pale rose to distally green, and is 15–25 mm long. The plant typically flowers from spring to fall. == Distribution and habitat ==

Abronia mellifera is endemic to the Northwestern United States (Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, and Utah). It is found in grasslands, sandy soils, and cold desert scrub at elevations of above sea level. == Conservation ==

, the conservation group NatureServe listed Abronia mellifera as Apparently Secure (G4) worldwide. This status was last reviewed on 4 June 2024. At the state level, the species is listed as No Status Rank (not assessed) in Oregon, Washington and Utah; Vulnerable (S3) in Wyoming; and Critically Imperiled (S1) in Idaho. == Taxonomy ==

Abronia mellifera was first fully named and described in 1829 by David Douglas in the Botanical Magazine. ==References==