[The Four O'clock Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Coastal Sandverbena, Yellow Sandverbena, Yellow Sand-verbena

Abronia latifolia

Leaves of Coastal Sandverbena, Yellow Sandverbena, Yellow Sand-verbena: Abronia latifolia

Close-up of the creeping stem of yellow sandverbena on loose sands of the upper beach at Seaside, OR..............May 21, 2009.

Leaves of Coastal Sandverbena, Yellow Sandverbena, Yellow Sand-verbena: Abronia latifolia

Close-up of the creeping stem of yellow sandverbena on loose sands of the upper beach at Seaside, OR..............May 21, 2009. Note the gland-tipped hairs on the leaf surface which have trapped sand grains on the leaves.
Paul Slichter