Stylisma abdita

Stylisma abdita, commonly called showy dawnflower,^[2][3] is a threatened flowering plant in the Convolvulaceae family endemic to Florida.^[1]

Stylisma abdita
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Stylisma
Species:	S. abdita
Binomial name
Stylisma abdita Myint[2]

Description

A small perennial, it has white funnel-shaped flowers, trailing stems, hairy alternate leaves, and capsule fruit.^[4][5]

Conservation

The species occurs in scrub habitat which is under threat from habitat loss and fragmentation due to development for real estate and agriculture. Historic and current fire suppression is also a threat, as it requires open canopy with full sun exposure.^[1]

It is known from an estimated 60 to 70 sites, some of them protected including Ocala National Forest, Lake Wales Ridge State Forest, Archbold Biological Station, Withlacoochee State Forest, Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area, among others.^[1]

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