Calystegia purpurata

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Calystegia purpurata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Calystegia
Species:
C. purpurata
Binomial name
Calystegia purpurata
(Greene) Brummitt

Calystegia purpurata is a species of morning glory known by the common names smooth Western morning glory or Pacific false bindweed. [1] [2]

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It is endemic to California, where it grows in the seaside scrub of the coastline and the chaparral of the coastal and inland valleys.

Description

Calystegia purpurata is a robust perennial herb growing from a woody caudex and extending spreading or climbing stems up to 70 centimeters. The lobed leaves are up to 5 centimeters long and generally triangular in shape.

The inflorescence produces 1 to 5 flowers atop peduncles. The flower is a morning glory up to 5 centimeters wide, in color white, pink, purple, or white or cream with purple stripes.

References

  1. ↑ "Calflora_Convolvulaceae".
  2. ↑ "Kinds of Calystegia". Archived from the original on 2013-09-06.


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