Calystegia spithamaea (L.) Pursh ssp. purshiana (Wherry ) Brummitt

Locations ofCalystegia spithamaea (L.) Pursh ssp. purshiana (Wherry ) Brummitt in Virginia

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Family
Convolvulaceae
Botanical Name
Calystegia spithamaea (L.) Pursh ssp. purshiana (Wherry ) Brummitt
Common Name
Appalachian Low Bindweed
Synonym(s)
Calystegia spithamaea (Linnaeus) Pursh ssp. stans (Michaux) Brummitt; Convolvulus spithamaeus L. var. pubescens (A. Gray) Fernald; Convolvulus purshianus Wherry; Convolvulus stans Michx.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Calystegia spithamaea (L.) Pursh ssp. stans (Michx.) Brummitt
Comments
Tryon (Rhodora 1939) uses the name Convolvulus spithamaeus var. catesbeiana for the plant we call Calystegia spithamaea ssp. purshiana. Considerable nomenclatural confusion and taxonomic disagreement seems to exist in this group! In large measure, this plant is associated with the shale barren region of Virginia. While easily distinguished in its typical morphology, ssp. purshiana can be intergradational with ssp. spithamaea in parts of western Virginia.
Habitat
Dry, rocky open forests, woodlands, barrens, and clearings on shale, limestone, dolostone, and possibly other calcareous substrates. Infrequent in the mountains as a whole, but locally frequent in some parts of the Ridge and Valley region, and occasionally on the Blue Ridge.
Native Status
Native

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