Flora of North America species comparison

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Evolvulus sericeus

Evolvulus arizonicus

silky evolvulus, silver dwarf morning-glory

blue eyes, wild dwarf morning-glory
Habit Perennials or subshrubs; herbage hairy, hairs appressed to ± spreading. Perennials or subshrubs; herbage densely appressed-hairy to ± tomentose.
Stems

ascending or procumbent, 10–30 cm.

ascending, decumbent, or erect, 10–30(–45) 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.

blade lanceolate, lance-linear, or linear, 10–25(–35) × 2.5–6(–14) mm.
Inflorescences

flowers solitary;

peduncles plus pedicels stout, 0–2(–4) mm.

2- or 3-flowered or flowers solitary;

peduncles plus pedicels filiform, (8–)12–40+ 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).

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.

Evolvulus sericeus

Evolvulus arizonicus
Phenology Flowering Apr–Oct. Flowering Apr–Oct.
Habitat Oak woodlands, desert grass­lands, plains, savannas, pinelands, chaparral. Chaparral, oak woodlands, mesquite grasslands, disturbed sites, rocky sites.
Elevation 0–1900 m. (0–6200 ft.) 800–1900 m. (2600–6200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AR; AZ; FL; GA; LA; NM; TN; TX; Mexico; Central America; South America; West Indies
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from FNA
AZ; NM; Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sonora); South America (Argentina)
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Source FNA vol. 14. FNA vol. 14.
Parent taxa Convolvulaceae > Evolvulus Convolvulaceae > Evolvulus
Sibling taxa
E. alsinoides, E. arenarius, E. arizonicus, E. convolvuloides, E. grisebachii, E. nuttallianus
E. alsinoides, E. arenarius, E. convolvuloides, E. grisebachii, E. nuttallianus, E. sericeus
Synonyms E. macilentus E. arizonicus var. laetus
Name authority Swartz: Prodr., 55. (1788) A. Gray in A. Gray et al.: Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 218. (1878)
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