| Stylisma pickeringii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Stylisma |
| Species: | S. pickeringii |
| Binomial name | |
| Stylisma pickeringii (Torr. ex M.A.Curtis) A.Gray | |
Stylisma pickeringii, commonly called Pickering's dawnflower, is a species of flowering plant in the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae). It is native to the United States, where it patchily distributed across central and eastern regions. Its natural habitat is in dry sandhill prairies. It is apparently tolerant of ecologically disturbed conditions, and can persist in degraded former sand prairies.
Stylisma pickeringii is perennial that grows sprawling across the ground. It has linear leaves 1-3 mm wide. It produces white flowers from May to August.
Taxonomy
Two varieties of Stylisma pickeringii are currently recognized. They are:
- S. pickeringii var. pattersonii - Native to the South Central Region, the Great Plains, and the Midwest.
- S. pickeringii var. pickeringii - Native to the Southeastern United States and disjunct in New Jersey
References
- "Stylisma pickeringii". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Weakley, Alan (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ Yatskievych, George (2006). Flora of Missouri, Volume 2. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 956–957.
- Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 560.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Stylisma pickeringii |
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| Convolvulus pickeringii | |