Blue eyes, false flax

Evolvulus arizonicus var. laetus (A. Gray) Ooststroom

Perennials or subshrubs; herb­age densely appressed-hairy to ± tomentose. Stems ascend­ing, decumbent, or erect, 10–30(–45) cm. Leaves: blade lance­olate, lance-linear, or linear, 10–25(–35) × 2.5–6(–14) mm. Inflorescences 2- or 3-flowered or flowers solitary; peduncles plus pedicels filiform, (8–)12–40+ mm. Flowers: sepals lanceolate to lance-linear, 3–3.5 mm, abaxially pilose to tomentose; corolla blue or blue with white stripes, rotate to broadly campanulate, limb (10–)12–22 mm diam.

Flowering Apr–Oct. Chaparral, oak woodlands, mesquite grasslands, disturbed sites, rocky sites; 800–1900 m; Ariz., N.Mex.; Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sonora); South America (Argentina).