Evolvulus veadeirensis
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NameEvolvulus veadeirensis
Scientific NameEvolvulus veadeirensis D.Santos & C.Amorim
Plant FamilyConvolvulaceae
Natural HabitatEndemic to the Chapada dos Veadeiros region in Goiás, Brazil, where it grows in rupestrian grasslands (campos rupestres) at elevations around 1000 meters.
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Traditional UsesNo specific traditional medicinal uses are documented for this recently described species.
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Cultivation NotesAs an endemic species from rupestrian grasslands, it likely prefers full sun, well-drained, rocky or sandy, nutrient-poor soils. It would require conditions mimicking its native cerrado biome.
Rarityrare
Description
This is a small herbaceous plant, typically with prostrate to ascending, densely hairy stems. It features small, simple leaves and produces dark blue, funnel-shaped flowers, often solitary or in small clusters at the stem tips.
