Stylisma

Stylisma is a genus of flowering plants in the morning glory family, commonly known as dawnflowers.^[1] This genus is native to the eastern United States.

Stylisma
Stylisma humistrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Tribe:	Cresseae
Genus:	Stylisma Raf.
Species
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This genus consists of low vining or trailing herbs. They are found primarily in the Southeastern Coastal Plain in sandy habitats.^[1] However one species, Stylisma pickeringii, extends into the Midwest.^[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Stylisma:^[3]

• Stylisma abdita Myint
• Stylisma aquatica (Walter) Raf.
• Stylisma humistrata (Walter) Chapm.
• Stylisma patens (Desr.) Myint
• Stylisma pickeringii (Torr. ex M.A.Curtis) A.Gray
• Stylisma villosa (Nash) House