familyConvolvulaceae
genusCalystegia
speciesCalystegia catesbeiana
subspeciesCalystegia catesbeiana subsp. sericata
Calystegia catesbeiana subsp. sericata
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 52: 216. 1965.
Endemic
Basionym: Convolvulus sericatus House Torreya 6: 150. 1906
Synonyms: Calystegia sericata (House) C. R. Bell
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.
Stems twining-climbing to 200(–300) cm. Leaf blades to 120 mm, basal lobes rounded, 9–20 mm, surfaces densely pubescent to tomentose, abaxial usually whitish.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Forest margins, open sites.
Elevation: to 1200 m.
Distribution
Ga., N.C., S.C.
Discussion
A specimen from Indiana may be referable to subsp. sericata.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.