Descriptive
Information
- Field
marks: "Corolla white with yellow
radial stripes. Corolla tube long, slender. Flowers large, showy,
fragrant. Calyx 5-lobed, lobes narrowly pinted. Style1. Stamens
5. Leaves alternate, smooth heart-shaped or 3-5 lobed."
- Size:
"Vine twining."
- General
habitat: "Hammocks, mangroves,
and disturbed sites."
- Geographic
range: Central and south Florida
- Ecosystem(s)
where observed: Eco Pond
- Other
information: "Flowering time
all year. Blooms at night or early morning. Synonym--Calonyction
aculeatum."
- References:
Taylor, Walter K. 1992. The Guide to Florida Wildflowers. Taylor
Publishing Co. p.88.
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