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Little funnel shaped flowers about 2-3 cm wide. Very short stem, they almost look like they're coming directly out of the ground.
Streets of northeast Grand Rapids.
Spotted on Jun 6, 2014
Submitted on Jun 10, 2014
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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...
(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!