Family | CONVOLVULACEAE |
Genus species | Calystegia subacaulis Hook. & Arn. |
Bibliography | Bot. Beechey Voy.: 363 (1839) |
Native Range | c. & wc. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | leaves 3-4cm long, triangular-sagittate, acute, flowers solitary, pedicellate, sepals 10-13mm long, corolla 3-6cm across, petals along midrib purple |
Size | 2-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring after soaking in water cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Convolvulus californicus Choisy Convolvulus subacaulis (Hook. & Arn.) Greene Convolvulus subacaulis var. dolosus Jeps. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |