Stylisma patens (Desrousseaux) Myint. Common Dawnflower. Phen: Jun-Aug. Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills and other relatively dry sandy areas. Dist: E. NC south to n. FL, and west to s. MS; reports from west of the Mississippi River are misidentifications.
ID notes:Overall, the most common and widespread taxon of the genus in our region, regularly encountered in its habitat.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = Bonamia aquatica (Walter) A.Gray – Wilson (1960b), misapplied; = Bonamia patens (Desr.) Shinners; = Bonamia patens (Desr.) Shinners var. patens – RAB, Shinners (1962d); = Breweria aquatica (Walter) A.Gray – F, misapplied; = Breweria patens Desr.; = Breweria trichosanthes (Michx.) Small; = Stylisma patens (Desr.) Myint ssp. patens – K1, K3, K4, Myint (1966); = Stylisma patens (Desr.) Myint var. patens – Fl6, FNA14; = Stylisma trichosanthes (Michx.) House – S, misapplied; < Stylisma patens (Desr.) Myint – WH3
Heliophily: 8
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