Convolvulus simulans
Rhodora 33: 76. 1931.
Common names: Small-flowered morning glory
Basionym: Breweria minima A. Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 228. 1882
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.
Annuals. Stems ascending to erect, 1–3 dm, puberulent to pubescent. Leaf blades oblong to oblanceolate, 15–40 × 2–8(–15) mm, surfaces sparsely villous to glabrate. Inflorescences: flowers solitary; bracts spatulate to subulate, 4–5 mm proximal to calyx, 3–8 mm. Flowers: sepals oblong-ovate, 3–4 mm, margins scarious, surfaces hairy; corolla white, tinged or striped with blue or pink, campanulate, 4–6 mm, limb 5-lobed 1/3–1/2 length. Seeds papillulate.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Grassy and rocky places, friable wet clay soils, serpentine ridges.
Elevation: 0–800 m.
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
Convolvulus pentapetaloides Linnaeus has been misapplied to C. simulans.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.