Status: record abronia_maritima - Wed, Feb. 10, 2010 03:14 c

Abronia maritima
common name	red sand-verbena	CalPhotos image © 1997 Christopher L. Christie  Follow image link for photo data.
family	Nyctaginaceae
life form	perennial herb
CNPS List	List 4.2 LIST 4: Limited distribution (Watch List).      0.2: Fairly endangered in California
state rank	S3?     S3: 21-80 occurrences or 3,000-10,000 individuals OR 10,000-50,000 acres
global rank	G4?      ranking system key
	Where did the "RED" code go? Where did the "RED" code go? We've simplified our rating system. Read about it here. Under the old system, this plant was "1-2-2" (v6.05d, 9/05). Rarity 1: Rare, but found in sufficient numbers and distributed widely enough that the potential for extinction is low at this time. Endangerment 2: Fairly endangered in California Distribution 2: Rare outside California.
CA state listing	None
federal listing	None

where found	Counties, states, regions: Anacapa Isl. (ANA), Los Angeles (LAX), Orange (ORA), Santa Barbara (SBA), San Clemente Isl. (SCM), Santa Catalina Isl. (SCT), Santa Cruz Isl. (SCZ), San Diego (SDG), San Luis Obispo (SLO), San Miguel Isl. (SMI), San Nicolas Isl. (SNI), Ventura (VEN), Baja California (BA) Green indicates one or more populations. Yellow indicates uncertainty[?] or extirpation[*]. See list above. A complete key is on the Index by County page. Pending additional quad-level data, only county data are being provided for List 4 plants. A reminder: Species not recorded for a given area may nonetheless be present, especially where favorable conditions occur.
CNPS habitats	•Coastal dunes (CoDns)
blooming period	Feb-Nov
elevation range	0 - 100 meters
notes	Nearly extirpated in southern California; more common to north? Field surveys needed. Hybridizes with A. latifolia and A. umbellata. See Botany of California 2:4 (1880) for original description.
full name	Abronia maritima Wats.
	Additional information:
	standard acronym  ABMA2 Element Code  PDNYC010E0
CalFlora	this taxon    related taxa
Jepson Online	Jepson Manual and other resources
Google search	CNPS website    entire web

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Suggested citation: California Native Plant Society (CNPS). 2010. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v7-10a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on Wed, Feb. 10, 2010 from http://www.cnps.org/inventory