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coast morning-glory

Habit Herbs glabrous, not woody.
Stems

weakly or not twisting, mostly prostrate; up to 1(2.5) m.

Leaves

reniform; thick and fleshy, 1–3 cm; sinuses often with short parallel sides;

tips broadly obtuse to emarginate.

Bracts

inserted immediately below calyx; ovate to suborbicular, 7–16 × 5–10 mm; flat or somewhat enfolding calyx.

Inflorescences

solitary flowers.

Flowers

corollas 32–52 mm, pink.

2n

=22.

Calystegia soldanella

Distribution
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Discussion

Sandy shores and beaches. Flowering May–Aug. 0–50 m. Est, WV. CA, WA; north to British Columbia, NC, VA; tem­perate regions nearly worldwide. Native.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 589
Katie Mitchell
Sibling taxa
C. atriplicifolia, C. occidentalis, C. sepium, C. silvatica
Synonyms Convolvulus soldanella
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