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Convolvulaceae
Evolvulus

not marked as a favorite taxon Evolvulus sericeus Swartz var. sericeus. Common name: Silky Dwarf Morning-glory, Silver Dwarf Morning-glory. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Wet flatwoods, seepages, bogs, Altamaha Grit outcrops, westwards and southwards in dry sandy or limestone habitats. Distribution: Coastal Plain of ec. Georgia (Appling, Jeff Davis, and Coffee counties) (Bridges & Orzell 1989; Patrick, Allison, & Krakow 1995) south to s. Florida; Arkansas and Louisiana west to Arizona, south into Mexico and the Neotropics; West Indies.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO, Harms & Wendt (2023), Ward (1968); < Evolvulus sericeus Swartz — Ar, Bah, Fl6, FNA14, K4, Meso4.2, Mex, NcTx, S, Tx, WH3, WI, Harms (2014), Wilson (1960b); < Evolvulus sericeus Swartz var. discolor (Benth.) A.Gray — van Ooststroom (1934); > Evolvulus sericeus Swartz var. glaberrimus B.L. Robinson; < Evolvulus sericeus Swartz var. sericeus — K1, NS. Basionym: Evolvulus sericeus Swartz 1788

Links to other floras: < Evolvulus sericeus - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Evolvulus sericeus var. sericeus© Alan Cressler: Evolvulus sericeus var. sericeus, Brickhill, Cumberland Island, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Camden County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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