Evolvulus arizonicus

Common Name: Dwarf Wild Morning Glory
Oˊodham Name: [unknown]
Group: Annuals － Desert

Description

Evolvulus arizonicus is a sprawling annual having inconspicuous stems and small, linear leaves that can be easily missed when not in flower. It grows on sandy and rocky flats between about 2000 and 4000 feet elevation.

Classification

Kingdom Plantae － Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida － Dicotyledons

Subclass Asteridae

Order Solanales

Family Convolvulaceae － Morning-glory family

Genus Evolvulus L. － dwarf morning-glory

Species Evolvulus arizonicus A. Gray － wild dwarf morning-glory

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