Evolvulus sericeus
Family: Convolvulaceae
Plant Description: Perennial with spreading or ascending stems to 30 cm or longer. Leaves, alternate, 1-2.5 cm long, mostly lanceolate or linear-lanceolate. Leaves have a silky appearance with their dense, appressed hairs. Corolla 8-17 mm wide, white, pink, or light blue-violet.
Plant Trivia: Species epithet is derived from a Latin word for “silky.”
Field Identification:
Occurrence: Frequent on prairies and openings, usually on loamy or sandy soils.
Bloom Period: March -November
Plant Use: Seeds eaten by wildlife.
Key to the species of Evolvulus:
- Leaves hairy on both sides……………………………………………E. alsinoides
Leaves glabrous above…………………………………………. …….E. sericeus
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