Calystegia macrostegia subsp. cyclostegia

Family: Convolvulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Coastal morning glory is a California native perennial found in coastal scrub of the central California Coast, southern California Coast Ranges, northern and southern Channel Islands, western Transverse Ranges, and Peninsular Ranges at elevations below 350 meters. Flowering from March to August, this plant produces white to pink flowers with large, widely ovate bracts 6 to 20 millimeters long. Growing with trailing or climbing stems 1 to 2.5 meters long, it spreads across coastal landscapes with a glabrous to slightly hairy appearance. Its leaves are distinctive, featuring triangular shapes with lobes that have two-pointed tips and acute to rounded sinuses. The large white to pink flowers reach 28 to 52 millimeters long, with sepals 9 to 15 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Coastal scrub

Bloom period: Mar-Aug

Elevation: < 350 m

Bioregions: CCo, SCoRO, n SCo, s ChI (Santa Catalina Island), WTR, PR.

California counties: Los Angeles, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Diego, Orange, San Bernardino, San Mateo, Mendocino, Riverside, Solano

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.