Calystegia occidentalis
{{Short description|Species of morning glory}}
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Calystegia occidentalis is a species of morning glory known by the common names Modoc morning glory or chaparral false bindweed.{{cite web|url=http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/specieslist.cgi?where-family=CONVOLVULACEAE|title=Convolvulaceae_Calflora}}{{cite web|url=http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Calystegia+occidentalis|title=Chaparral False Bindweed_Discovery Life}}
It is native to California and Oregon, where it grows in hilly and mountain habitat, such as woodland and chaparral slopes and the high Sierra Nevada.{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/582949/details|title=Calystegia occidentalis_Distribution_EOL}}
Description
Calystegia occidentalis is a woody perennial herb producing spreading or twisting and climbing branches, usually quite hairy in texture. The small leaves are up to 4 centimeters long and lobed into various spade or arrowhead shapes.
The inflorescence is one to four flowers atop a single peduncle, each bloom 2 to 5 centimeters wide and white to cream to yellow in color.
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External links
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Calystegia+occidentalis Calflora: Calystegia occidentalis (bush morning glory, chaparral false bindweed, western morning glory)]
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3226,3227,3245 Jepson Manual Treatment: Calystegia occidentalis]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Calystegia+occidentalis UC Photos gallery — Calystegia occidentalis]
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Category:Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
Category:Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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