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Stylisma humistrata (Walter) Chapman. Southern Dawnflower. Phen: (May-) Jun-Aug (-Sep). Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry hammocks, and other dry woodlands, especially on dryish stream terraces. Dist: Se. VA south to Panhandle FL, west to AR and e. TX, north in the interior to n. AL and w. TN.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl6, FNA14, K1, K3, K4, S, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Myint (1966); = Bonamia humistrata (Walter) A.Gray – RAB, Shinners (1962d), Wilson (1960b); = Breweria humistrata (Walter) A.Gray – F, G

Links to other floras: = Stylisma humistrata - FNA14; = Stylisma humistrata - FNA14

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Mostly prostrate, herbaceous perennial vine found in sandhills, dry hammocks and other dry woodlands, especially on dryish stream terraces.

Stems: Stems slender, trailing to slightly twining, much-branched and hairy.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, short-petiolate to sessile, oblong to elliptic with a rounded to notched base, to 2 1/4 in. long, slightly hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers 1-7 on long stalks from leaf axils, white, 1/2-1 in. long, funnel-shaped and with 5 long-pointed, smooth, green sepals surrounding the base.

Fruits: Fruit an oval capsule.

Comments: Flowers close quickly in direct sun.

Height: 1-4 ft. long

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description: Mostly prostrate, herbaceous perennial vine found in sandhills, dry hammocks and other dry woodlands, especially on dryish stream terraces.

stems: Stems slender, trailing to slightly twining, much-branched and hairy.

leaves: Leaves alternate, short-petiolate to sessile, oblong to elliptic with a rounded to notched base, to 2 1/4 in. long, slightly hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers 1-7 on long stalks from leaf axils, white, 1/2-1 in. long, funnel-shaped and with 5 long-pointed, smooth, green sepals surrounding the base.

fruits: Fruit an oval capsule.

comments: Flowers close quickly in direct sun.

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