Evolvulus sericeus
Prodr., 55. 1788.
Common names: Silver dwarf morning glory
Synonyms: Evolvulus macilentus Small
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.
Perennials or subshrubs; herbage hairy, hairs appressed to ± spreading. Stems ascending or procumbent, 10–30 cm. Leaves distichous, distals ± spreading; blade elliptic, lanceolate, oblong, or ovate, 4–25 × 2–10 mm, surfaces: abaxial densely hairy, adaxial sparsely hairy or glabrate. Inflorescences: flowers solitary; peduncles plus pedicels stout, 0–2(–4) mm. Flowers: sepals oblong to lanceolate, 3–5 mm; corolla pale blue, violet, or white, rotate to broadly funnelform, limb 7–12 mm diam. 2n = 26 (Argentina).
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Oct.
Habitat: Oak woodlands, desert grasslands, plains, savannas, pinelands, chaparral.
Elevation: 0–1900 m.
Distribution
Ariz., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., N.Mex., Tenn., Tex., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
None.