Stylisma pickeringii
Species of flowering plant
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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 is 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]
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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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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]
Taxonomy
Two varieties of Stylisma pickeringii are currently recognized.[2] 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