Abronia nana ssp. covillei Calflora

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Abronia nana S. Watson ssp. covillei (Heimerl) Munz

(not an active name)

Coville's dwarf abronia

Abronia nana ssp. covillei is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada.

also called Abronia nana var. covillei


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Parent:	Abronia nana
Genus:	Abronia
Family:	Nyctaginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

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JEF + PLANTS	Abronia nana var. covillei

Information about Abronia nana ssp. covillei from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ABNAC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/11/2025).