Stylisma aquatica

(Walter) Rafinesque

Fl. Tellur. 4: 83. 1838.

Common names: Water dawnflower
Endemic
Basionym: Convolvulus aquaticus Walter Fl. Carol., 94. 1788
Synonyms: Bonamia aquatica (Walter) A. Gray Breweria aquatica (Walter) A. Gray
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.

Stems procumbent or trailing, hairy. Leaf blades narrowly oblong, oblong-elliptic, or oblong-lanceolate, 20–35 × 3–10 mm, surfaces hairy. Inflo­res­cences usually 2- or 3-flowered, flowers rarely solitary. Flowers: sepals ovate-lanceolate, 5–8 × 3–5 mm, abaxial surface glabrous, margins ciliate; corolla lavender, maroon, pink, purple, or red, 10–15 mm; stamens: filaments glabrous or glabrate.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Coastal dunes, sandy barrens.
Elevation: 0–50 m.

Distribution

Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tex.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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... more about "Stylisma aquatica"
Charles M. Allen +
(Walter) Rafinesque +
Convolvulus aquaticus +
Water dawnflower +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, S.C. +  and Tex. +
0–50 m. +
Coastal dunes, sandy barrens. +
Flowering Jun–Aug. +
Fl. Tellur. +
Bonamia aquatica +  and Breweria aquatica +
Stylisma aquatica +
Stylisma +
species +