Abronia villosa - Desert Sand Verbena
Famille: Nyctaginaceae, Genre: Abronia
Annuelle (0.1m de haut par 0.5m de large).
Habitat
- Exposition
- Plein soleil
- Vent
- Tolère un peu de vent
- Humidité
- Sol sec à moyen.
- Sol
- Sol léger. Nécessite un sol drainant.
- pH
- Sol acide ou calcaire
- Rusticité
- Zone 8
- Habitat originel
- Found in creosote bush scrub from sea level to elevations of 2500 metres in California[276].
- Origine géographique
- South-western N. America - Nevada and Arizona to California.
Usages médicinaux
- The plant is used to induce the flow of urine [257].
- A poultice of the mashed roots has been used to treat burns [257].
Culture
- Prefers a light well-drained sandy soil in full sun [200].
- This species is not very hardy in Britain, though it should succeed outdoors in the southern part of the country, especially if given a warm sheltered site [200].
- Seed is rarely ripened on plants growing in Britain [1].
Propagation
- Seed - sow autumn or early spring very shallowly in pots of sandy soil in a greenhouse [133].
- Germination can be very slow unless you peel off the outer skin and pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water [200, 245].
- The seed usually germinates in 1 - 2 months at 15°c [133].
- When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in early summer .
Calendrier
- En fleur
- 7 - 9
Pollinisation
- Type de fleur
- Hermaphrodite (les fleurs ont des organes mâles et femelles)
- Auto-fertile
- Non
Divers
- Pollution
- Non
- Autres réferences
- [200, 276]
Réferences
[1] RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 1951.
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
[133] Growing from Seed. Volume 1. 1987.
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
[200] The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. 1992.
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[245] Scented Flora of the World. 1994.
An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations.
An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations.
[257] Native American Ethnobotany 1998.
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
[276] Flora of California 0.
An on-line database of the Californian flora, giving details on plant habitats and photos of the plants.
An on-line database of the Californian flora, giving details on plant habitats and photos of the plants.
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