Abronia villosa S.Watson is a plant in the Nyctaginaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Abronia villosa S.Watson
Abronia villosa S.Watson is a short hairy sticky annual wildflower with sweet fragrance growing prostrate in sandy deserts and coastlines.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Abronia villosa S.Watson is a short, hairy annual wildflower that grows in creeping, prostrate masses along the ground. It has oval-shaped dull green leaves, and many peduncles that bear rounded inflorescences of bright magenta or purplish-pink flowers. This species grows in sandy areas of deserts and coastlines, has a very sweet fragrance, is very sticky, and typically grows between February and May.
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