Tropical Speedwell

Evolvulus alsinoides

Native to Florida

At a glance

Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Evolvulus
Status: Native to Florida
Sightings: 10 verified in Florida
Also called: Blue Haze, Blue Haze (Tropical Speedwell)
Formerly: Convolvulus alsinoides, Convolvulus linifolius, Evolvulus azureus, Evolvulus fugacissimus, Evolvulus linifolius, Breweria alsinoides, Convolvulus fugacissimus, Convolvulus valerianoides, Evolvulus acapulcensis, Evolvulus adscendens, Evolvulus albiflorus, Evolvulus angustifolius, Evolvulus argenteus, Evolvulus boninensis, Evolvulus chinensis, Evolvulus debilis, Evolvulus decumbens, Evolvulus diffusus, Evolvulus filiformis, Evolvulus gracillimus, Evolvulus heterophyllus, Evolvulus hirsutulus, Evolvulus hirsutus, Evolvulus javanicus, Evolvulus lanceifolius, Evolvulus microphyllus, Evolvulus modestus, Evolvulus natalensis, Evolvulus pilosissimus, Evolvulus procumbens, Evolvulus pseudoincanus, Evolvulus pudicus, Evolvulus pumilus, Evolvulus ramiflorus, Evolvulus ramulosus, Evolvulus sinicus, Evolvulus villosus, Evolvulus yemensis

About

Evolvulus alsinoides, commonly known as dwarf morning glory and slender dwarf morning glory, is a flowering plant from the family Convolvulaceae. In Indian ayurveda, it is commonly known as Visnukranta, Vishnukranti or Shankhavel. It has a natural pantropical distribution encompassing tropical and warm-temperate regions of Australasia, Indomalaya, Polynesia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas.

It was first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus as Convolvulus alsinoides. In 1762, he transferred it to the new genus, Evolvulus.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Evolvulus alsinoides”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it grows in Florida

PanhandleNorth Central South Keys

North: Alachua, Clay
Central: Brevard, Pinellas, Sarasota
South: Miami-Dade
Keys: Monroe

7 of 67 counties, from research-grade iNaturalist observations. They show where people have photographed it, not every place it grows — absence here isn't proof it's absent.