Evolvulus alsinoides L.
Common Name : Slender dwarf morning glory
Family : Convolvulaceae
HABIT |
A PROSTRATE, ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL HERB. |
STEMS |
WITH SPREADING, WIRY, SILKY
HAIRY BRANCHES ARISING FROM A WOODY ROOTSTOCK AND MANY SPREADING BRANCHES. |
LEAVES |
ALTERNATE, SUBSESSILE TO SHORT-PETIOLED, VARIABLE IN SHAPE:
BROADLY OVATE, ELLIPTIC OR LANCEOLATE, 0.8-2.6 CM LONG AND UP TO 1 CM WIDE,
ACUTE TO ROUNDED AT BOTH ENDS, HAIRY ON BOTH SIDES. |
FLOWERS |
BLUE OR WHITE, CAMPANULATE TO
SUBROTATE, 0.5-0.6 CM LONG AND WIDE, BORN 1-3 TOGETHER ON AXILLARY PEDUNCLES
0.6-4 CM LONG. |
FRUITS |
GLOBOSE 4-VALVED, USUALLY
4-SEEDED, CAPSULE, 0.3-0.4 CM LONG, GLABROUS. |
SEEDS |
PALE BROWN TO BLACK,
OVOID, 1.5-1.7 MM LONG. |