Evolvulus filipes Mart.

Maryland dwarf morning-glory (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Evolvulus

Characteristics

Annual herbs; stems erect to ascending, delicate, usually sparsely appressed pubescent. Leaves linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1-2.5 cm long and mostly 2-5 mm wide, sessile to subsessile, acute apically and basally, sparsely pilose above, slightly more pubescent beneath. Flowers on peduncles mostly equaling or longer than leaves; sepals lanceolate, 2-2.5 mm long, glabrous to pubescent outside, ciliate; corollas pale blue or white, 3-5 mm broad; ovary glabrous. Fruits capsular, globose or ovoid, reflexed; seed dark brown to black, smooth.
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Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Evolvulus filipes world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:268034-1
WFO ID wfo-0001296821
COL ID 3DHZV
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INPN ID 629721
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Synonyms

Evolvulus filipes Evolvulus nanus Evolvulus exilis Evolvulus saxifragus var. paraensis Evolvulus filipes var. exilis Evolvulus filipes var. abbreviatus Evolvulus filipes var. gracillimus