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Calystegia soldanella

seashore false bindweed, beach morning glory
Habit Glabrous, fleshy, perennial herbs from deep rhizomes, the stems creeping but not twining, usually several dm. long.
Leaves

Leaves alternate, with petioles 1-3 times as long as the blades;

blades 1.5-4 cm. long, reniform, rounded or with a broad, shallow notch, with basal lobes.
Flowers

Flowers single in the leaf axils on long peduncles, subtended by a pair of broadly cordate bracts which enclose the calyx;

calyx divided nearly to the base into 5 oblong-ovate lobes about 1 cm. long;

corolla broadly funnel-shaped, 3-5 cm. long, pinkish-purple;

stamens 5, attached near the base of the corolla alternate with the lobes;

style slender, exceeding the stamens, the stigmas greatly flattened;

ovary 2-celled, superior.
Fruits

Capsule sub-globose, about 1.5 cm. long.

Calystegia soldanella
Flowering time April-September
Habitat Coastal beaches and sand dunes, often extending down to the high tide level.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the coast in Washington; British Columbia to San Diego County, California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
C. atriplicifolia, C. ×lucana, C. sepium, C. silvatica
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