About Abronia mellifera Douglas
Abronia mellifera Douglas is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant that grows decumbent or ascending stems reaching up to 46 cm (18 inches) in length. Its leaves are connected to petioles that measure 1–6 cm (0.39–2.36 inches) long. Leaf blades range from ovate to lance-elliptic in shape, measuring 1–6 cm long and 0.5–4 cm wide. Leaf margins are entire to sinuate, and blade surfaces are either glabrous or slightly pubescent. Each inflorescence holds 25–60 individual flowers. The perianth tube is pale rose towards its proximal end and green towards its distal end, and measures 15–25 mm long. This plant usually flowers between spring and fall. Abronia mellifera is endemic to the Northwestern United States, occurring naturally in Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, and Utah. It grows in grasslands, on sandy soils, and in cold desert scrub, at elevations between 100–2,000 m (330–6,560 ft) above sea level.
