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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Stylisma patens
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Coastal Plain Dawnflower at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stylisma patens ssp. patens
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-03-004a:
Bonamia patens var. patens
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Stylisma patens var. patens
COMMON NAME:
Sandhill Dawnflower, Sandhill Morning Glory, Coastal Plain Dawnflower, Common Dawnflower
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Will Stuart wil_stylisma_patens_102
July Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Its narrow elliptic leaves parallel the forest floor. — Will Stuart
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Will Stuart wil_stylisma_patens_114
July Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Dawnflowers are diminuitive relatives of familiar morning glories (Ipomoea), per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Stylisma patens
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stylisma patens ssp. patens
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-03-004a:
Bonamia patens var. patens
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Stylisma patens var. patens
3079
Herbaceous vine (trailing)
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (an endemic)
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills and other relatively dry sandy areas, per Weakley's Flora
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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:
Summer
White
5-merous
5 sepals
5-lobed campanulate to funnelform corolla
Superior ovary
Flowers in leaf axils, solitary
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p123
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p387
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p118
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p156
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p071
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p055