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Pronunciation: ab-ROE-nee-a vil-OH-sa aw-RIE-ta
Common name: Chaparral sand-verbena
Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock)
Habitat: Sandy places in coastal-sage scrub and chaparral to about 5000' in the central and southern South Coast and in the western Colorado Desert, particularly from the head of the Coachella Valley and Palm Springs to interior Riverside, Orange and San Diego Counties, Garner Valley, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
Blooming period: March to August
Name derivations: 1) Abronia 2) villosa 3) aurita