Stylisma
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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Stylisma is a genus of flowering plants in the morning glory family, commonly known as dawnflowers.{{cite web |url=http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm |title= Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States |author= Alan Weakley}} This genus is native to the eastern United States.
This genus consists of low vining or trailing herbs. They are found primarily in the Southeastern Coastal Plain in sandy habitats. However one species, Stylisma pickeringii, extends into the Midwest.{{cite web|url=http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Stylisma|format=PNG|title=Floristic synthesis map|publisher=Bonap.net|accessdate=5 September 2017}}
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Stylisma:{{Cite web|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:12015-1|title=Stylisma Raf. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science|website=Plants of the World Online|access-date=2020-04-18}}
- Stylisma abdita Myint
- Stylisma aquatica (Walter) Raf.
- Stylisma humistrata (Walter) Chapm.
- Stylisma patens (Desr.) Myint
- Stylisma pickeringii (Torr. ex M.A.Curtis) A.Gray
- Stylisma villosa (Nash) House
References
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Category:Convolvulaceae genera
Category:Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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