Biology:Calystegia subacaulis
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Short description: Species of morning glory
| Calystegia subacaulis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Calystegia |
| Species: | C. subacaulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Calystegia subacaulis Hook. & Arn.
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Calystegia subacaulis is a species of morning glory known by the common name hillside false bindweed.[2][3]
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
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129142.
- ↑ "Calflora_Calystegia subacaulis". http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/specieslist.cgi?where-family=CONVOLVULACEAE.
- ↑ "Classification Report_USDA NRCS". http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=display&classid=CALYS.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q151049 entry
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