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Calystegia subacaulis

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Species of morning glory

Calystegia subacaulis
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Calystegia
Species: C. subacaulis
Binomial name
Calystegia subacaulis
Hook. & Arn.

Calystegia subacaulis is a species of morning glory known by the common name hillside false bindweed.

It is endemic to California, where it grows in the North and Central California Coast Ranges and the San Francisco Bay Area, in woodland and chaparral scrub habitat.

Description

Calystegia subacaulis is a hairy perennial herb growing from a woody caudex or a rhizome and extending stems no longer than about 20 centimeters. The leaves are 3 or 4 centimeters long and triangular or arrowhead shaped with small side lobes.

The inflorescence produces morning glory flowers atop short peduncles. Each flower is 3 to 6 centimeters wide and white or cream in color, often tinted with light purple.

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. "Calflora_Calystegia subacaulis".
  3. "Classification Report_USDA NRCS".

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Taxon identifiers
Calystegia subacaulis


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