Calystegia catesbeiana
Common name: Catesby's Bindweed
| Calystegia catesbeiana | |
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Catystegia |
| Species: | C. catesbeiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Calystegia catesbeiana Pursh | |
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| Natural range of Calystegia catesbeiana from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Calystegia spithamaea; Calystegia sericata (House) Bell; Convolvulus sericatus House; Convolvulus spithamaeus Linnaeus var. pubescens (Gray) Fernald.[1]
Subspecies: Calystegia catesbeiana Pursh ssp. catesbeiana; Calystegia catesbeiana Pursh ssp. sericata (House) Brummitt.[1]
Description
C. catesbeiana is a perennial forb/herb and vine of the Convolvulaceae family native to North America. [2] Stems erect or decumbent, rarely twining; lvs to 5 cm long, basally lobed; corollas white, to 5 cm long and wide; flrs axillary from lower axils only. [3]
Distribution
C. catesbeiana can be found in the southeastern corner of the United States. [2]
Ecology
Habitat
C. catesbeiana proliferates in longleaf pine savannas, marsh edges, and openings in dry to dry-mesic montane forests.[4] It has also been observed in slightly distubed areas in forests (tree-fall, etc.), moist rich clay loam, shaded loamy sand, and a roadside depression.[5]
Phenology
C. catesbeiana has been observed flowering from March to May.[6][5]
Fire ecology
The species has been observed in mature longleaf-wiregrass savanna communities that are frequently burned.[5]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
C. catesbeiana is listed as endangered by the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry. [2]
Cultural use
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References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CACA101
- ↑ Coile, N. C. (2000). Notes on Florida's Regulated Plant Index (Rule 5B-40), Botany Contribution No. 38, 3nd edition. Gainesville, Florida, Florida Deaprtment of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry.
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: March 2019. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Bill Boothe, Marcia Boothe, R. Kral, Richard S. Mitchell, and Gil Nelson. States and Counties: Florida: Jackson and Leon. Georgia: Thomas. Alabama: Talladega.
- ↑ Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 16 MAY 2018
