''Stylisma pickeringii'', commonly called Pickering's dawnflower, is a species of

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in the morning glory family ( Convolvulaceae). It is native to the United States, where it patchily distributed across central and eastern regions. Its natural habitat is in dry sandhill prairies. It is apparently tolerant of ecologically disturbed conditions, and can persist in degraded former sand prairies. ''Stylisma pickeringii'' is perennial that grows sprawling across the ground. It has linear leaves 1-3 mm wide. It produces white flowers from May to August.

Taxonomy

Two varieties of ''Stylisma pickeringii'' are currently recognized. They are: *''S. pickeringii'' var. ''pattersonii'' - Native to the South Central Region, the

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, and the

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. *''S. pickeringii'' var. ''pickeringii'' - Native to the

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and disjunct in

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17399045 Convolvulaceae Taxa named by John Torrey Taxa named by Asa Gray Taxa named by Moses Ashley Curtis