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Field Notes

Description:

Little funnel shaped flowers about 2-3 cm wide. Very short stem, they almost look like they're coming directly out of the ground.

Habitat:

Streets of northeast Grand Rapids.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)

This is a member of the family Convolvulaceae. These are vines which crawl across the ground if they have nothing to climb; this probably explains why it looks like the flowers are coming directly from the ground. USDA Plant Database lists 4 species for Michigan as does U. Mich. Herbarium lists many more species at http://www.michiganflora.net/family.aspx?id=Convolvulaceae (The herbarium lists other genera - Cuscata and Ipomoea. Cuscata is a parasite and Ipomoeas bloom later in the year) Convolvulus arvensis, Calystegia spithamaea, Calystegia sepium, Calystegia hederacea would be blooming in June. You'd have to take a closer look at the flowers and consider the location to identify this to the species level. Good luck!

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