NUTTALL'S EVOLVULUS
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Evolvulus nuttallianus J.A. Schultes
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| Barber County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 4-6 inches |
| Family: Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory Family |
| Flowering Period: May, June, July |
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| Also Called: | | Silky evolvulus, hairy evolvulus. | | Stems: | | Erect or ascending, branched below, very leafy, densely covered with silky gray or rusty-brown hairs; slightly woody at base. | | Leaves: | | Alternate, simple, short stalked or sessile, linear-oblong or narrowly lanceolate, 1/4 to 3/4 inch long, less than 1/4 inch wide, densely pubescent like stems; margins entire; tips rounded or pointed. | | Inflorescences: | | Solitary flowers in leaf axils. | | Flowers: | | Sepals 5, lanceolate, silky hairy, tips pointed; corollas wheel or funnel-shaped, about 1/2 inch wide, pale lavender, blue or purple; centers white; stamens 5, anthers oblong. | | Fruits: | | Capsules, small, glabrous, egg-shaped; seeds 1-2, smooth, brown. | | Habitat: | | Dry, open sandy or rocky prairies and plains. | | Distribution: | | Throughout, more frequent in west half of Kansas. | | Uses: | | The Navajo sometimes used this plant as a snuff to induce sneezing. | | Comments: | | This plant is very small and is easily overlooked. It honors botanist Thomas Nutall, 1786-1859. |
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