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silky evolvulus, silver dwarf morning-glory

bindweed dwarf morning-glory

Habit Perennials or subshrubs; herbage hairy, hairs appressed to ± spreading. Annuals or perennials; herbage glabrous or sparsely hairy and glabrescent, hairs appressed.
Stems

ascending or procumbent, 10–30 cm.

usually procumbent or prostrate, sometimes decumbent, 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.

blade usually ovate, rarely lanceolate or ± orbiculate, 8–25 × 5–15 mm.

Inflorescences

flowers solitary;

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

2- or 3-flowered or flowers solitary;

peduncles plus pedicels filiform, 10–25+ 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, lanceolate-ovate, or oblong, 2.5–3.5 mm;

corolla pale blue or white, campanulate or rotate, limb 8–10 mm diam.

Evolvulus sericeus

Evolvulus convolvuloides

Phenology Flowering Apr–Oct. Flowering May–Feb.
Habitat Oak woodlands, desert grass­lands, plains, savannas, pinelands, chaparral. Saline beaches, limestone, ham­mocks.
Elevation 0–1900 m. (0–6200 ft.) 0–10 m. (0–0 ft.)
Distribution
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AR; AZ; FL; GA; LA; NM; TN; TX; Mexico; Central America; South America; West Indies
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FL; LA; South America; West Indies
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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. arizonicus, E. grisebachii, E. nuttallianus, E. sericeus
Synonyms E. macilentus Nama convolvuloides, E. glaber
Name authority Swartz: Prodr., 55. (1788) (Willdenow) Stearn: Taxon 21: 649. (1972)
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