Florida lady’s nightcap

Breweria grandiflora A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 15: 49. 1879

Perennials. Stems prostrate to trailing, glabrous or puberulent. Leaves: blade ovate, 20–30 × 20–25 mm, surfaces glabrous or puberulent, glabrescent. Flowers: sepals unequal, lance­olate to oblong-ovate, 15–28 × 4–10 mm; corolla 70–85 mm; styles connate 1/2 length. Capsules conic.

Flowering summer–early fall. Sand-pine scrub; of conservation concern; 0–30 m; Fla.

Bonamia grandiflora is in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants.

SELECTED REFERENCE Hartnett, D. C. and D. R. Richardson. 1989. Population biology of Bonamia grandiflora (Convolvulaceae): Effects of fire on plant and seed bank dynamics. Amer. J. Bot. 76: 361–369.