Evolvulus arizonicus

A. Gray in A. Gray et al.

Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 218. 1878.

Common names: Blue eyes false flax
Synonyms: Evolvulus arizonicus var. laetus (A. Gray) Ooststroom
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.

Perennials or subshrubs; herb­age densely appressed-hairy to ± tomentose. Stems ascend­ing, decumbent, or erect, 10–30(–45) cm. Leaves: blade lance­olate, lance-linear, or linear, 10–25(–35) × 2.5–6(–14) mm. Inflorescences 2- or 3-flowered or flowers solitary; peduncles plus pedicels filiform, (8–)12–40+ mm. Flowers: sepals lanceolate to lance-linear, 3–3.5 mm, abaxially pilose to tomentose; corolla blue or blue with white stripes, rotate to broadly campanulate, limb (10–)12–22 mm diam.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Oct.
Habitat: Chaparral, oak woodlands, mesquite grasslands, disturbed sites, rocky sites.
Elevation: 800–1900 m.

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sonora), South America (Argentina).

Discussion

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... more about "Evolvulus arizonicus"
Daniel F. Austin† +
A. Gray in A. Gray et al. +
Blue eyes +  and false flax +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Mexico - Baja California Sur +, Chihuahua +, Sonora +  and South America - Argentina. +
800–1900 m. +
Chaparral, oak woodlands, mesquite grasslands, disturbed sites, rocky sites. +
Flowering Apr–Oct. +
Syn. Fl. N. Amer. +
Evolvulus arizonicus var. laetus +
Evolvulus arizonicus +
Evolvulus +
species +