Calystegia catesbeiana

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Calystegia catesbeiana
Calystegia catesbeiana AFP.jpg
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
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Natural range of Calystegia catesbeiana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Calystegia spithamaea; Calystegia sericata (House) Bell; Convolvulus sericatus House

Subspecies: Convolvulus spithamaeus Linnaeus var. pubescens;

Description

C. catesbeiana is a perennial forb/herb and vine of the Convolvulaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

C. catesbeiana can be found in the southeastern corner of the United States. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

C. catesbeiana proliferates in longleaf pine savannas, marsh edges, and openings in dry to dry-mesic montane forests. [2]

Conservation and Management

C. catesbeiana is listed as endangered by the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CACA101
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.