Specimen of sand verbana, ca.1920

Photograph of a specimen of sand verbana, ca.1920. On dark background. A sprig of crumpled blossoms and thick leaves is shown extending from bottom center to top right, the leaves appearing fuzzy. A ghost image of the plant can be seen just above.; "These half-hardy, trailing annual or perennial plants produce verbena-like flowers during the summer. They grow wild in western North America. Abronias are mainly used for the fronts of flowerbeds, borders and for the rock garden. Even though they are perennials, they are usually raised every year from seeds. A. latifolia (A. arenaria) has kidney-shaped leaves and fragrant, lemon yellow flowers. A. maritima has dark red flowers and A. umbellata (Sand Verbena) has pink flowers and is the most commonly grown Abronia." -- unknown author.

拍摄于约1920年的沙马鞭草（Sand Verbena）标本照片，背景为深色。画面中一枝带有皱缩花序与厚实叶片的花枝从画面底部中央延伸至右上角，叶片表面覆有绒毛。画面上方还可见该植株的虚影。"这类半耐寒、呈匍匐状的一年生或多年生植物会在夏季开出类似马鞭草的花序。它们在北美西部野外自然生长。沙马鞭草属（Abronia）植物常被用于花坛前缘、花境边界以及岩石园造景。尽管它们属于多年生植物，但通常每年都会通过种子进行播种繁殖。宽叶沙马鞭草（A. latifolia，亦称A. arenaria）具肾形叶片与带有芳香的柠檬黄色花朵；滨海沙马鞭草（A. maritima）开深红色花朵；而伞花沙马鞭草（A. umbellata，即沙马鞭草）开粉色花，是该属中最常见的栽培品种。"——作者不详。