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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Stylisma patens ssp. patens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen [& Franck], 2015 et seq.)
Stylisma patens var. patens
INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Stylisma patens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-03-004a:
Bonamia patens var. patens FAMILY Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stylisma trichosanthes
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 (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stylisma patens
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stylisma patens ssp. patens
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Stylisma patens ssp. patens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen [& Franck], 2015 et seq.)
Stylisma patens var. patens
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Stylisma patens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-03-004a:
Bonamia patens var. patens
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stylisma trichosanthes
3079
Herbaceous vine (trailing)
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills and other relatively dry sandy areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap (?)
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 (Nelson, 2006) p123
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p297
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p337
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p387
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p118
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p156
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p071
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p161
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p055
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