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coast morning-glory

hedge bindweed, 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

Calystegia silvatica

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
C. atriplicifolia, C. occidentalis, C. sepium, C. soldanella
Subordinate taxa
C. silvatica ssp. disjuncta
Synonyms Convolvulus soldanella
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