Stylisma pickeringii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Convolvulaceae |
Genus: | Stylisma |
Species: | S. pickeringii
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Binomial name | |
Stylisma pickeringii |
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.[1] Its natural habitat is in dry sandhill prairies.[2] It is apparently tolerant of ecologically disturbed conditions, and can persist in degraded former sand prairies.[3]
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.[3][4]
Two varieties of Stylisma pickeringii are currently recognized.[2] They are: