Evolvulus tenuis
Also known as: Evolvulus tenuis subsp. eutenuis Ooststr.
- Evolvulus tenuis subsp. eutenuis Ooststr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Evolvulus tenuis is a shrub belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms