Evolvulus ovatus Fernald

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Evolvulus

Characteristics

Annuals herbs; stems erect, pubescent with long spreading trichomes. Leaves oblong-ovate, 1-5 cm long, subsessile to sessile, rounded to cordate basally, ob-tuse to acute apically, pubescent on both surfaces with long spreading trichomes. Flowers 1-2 in the leaf axils; sepals lanceolate, 4-5 mm long, pilose; corollas blue, 5 mm broad; ovary glabrous. Fruits capsular, depressed-globose to ovoid, 3-4 mm in diameter, reflexed; seeds dark brown, smooth.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Evolvulus ovatus world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:102679-2
WFO ID wfo-0001296843
COL ID 3DJ47
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Synonyms

Evolvulus ovatus Evolvulus ovatus f. oblongus