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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Stylisma angustifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Narrowleaf Dawnflower at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stylisma patens ssp. angustifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-03-004b:
Bonamia patens var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The genera of Convolvulaceae in the southeastern US (Wilson, 1960)
Bonamia angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Stylisma patens var. angustifolia
COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Dawnflower
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_spatens_angustifolia7
June Richmond County NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_spatens_angustifolia3
August Richmond County NC
Dawnflowers are diminuitive relatives of familiar morning glories (Ipomoea), per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_spatensangustifolia3b
August Richmond County NC
Leaves pubescent, linear to narrowly lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_spatensangustifolia3c
August Richmond County NC
Similar to S. patens and occurring in the same habitats, but calyx glabrous, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Stylisma angustifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stylisma patens ssp. angustifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-03-004b:
Bonamia patens var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The genera of Convolvulaceae in the southeastern US (Wilson, 1960)
Bonamia angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Stylisma patens var. angustifolia
2553
Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5-merous or rarely 4-merous
5 sepals
5-lobed campanulate to funnelform corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p123?
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p237
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p156?
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p071
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p055