Stylisma pickeringii
pickering's dawnflower, pickering's morning-glory
Family
Convolvulaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
forb, vine
Flower Color
white
Flower Petals
fused
Flower Month
June
Height (meters)
1.0 - 2.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FAC
Field Characters
Dawnflower (Stylisma patens) is another white-flowered morning-glory vine with narrow leaves that occurs in sandhills. Its leaves are held horizontally; the bracts on the flower stalk are less than 5 mm long, very narrow, and not leaf-like. The style is deeply divided into two long branches.
Habitat
Dry pine barrens.