Calystegia sepium subsp. binghamiae

Santa barbara morning-glory, Santa Barbara Morning-Glory

Family: Convolvulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1A

Santa barbara morning-glory is a rare (CNPS 1A) California native perennial found in northern and central Southern California coastal regions in coastal marshes and riverbanks at elevations below 20 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces large white flowers approximately 40 millimeters wide with delicate, spreading petals. Growing with glabrous to sparsely hairy stems that trail or climb, it forms dense patches in moist habitats. Its leaves have widely rounded sinuses with lobes that are nearly entire, featuring acute to slightly obtuse tips. The plant is characterized by distinctive bracts 8 to 12 millimeters long, which are narrower than the sepals and elliptically shaped.

Habitat: Coastal marshes, riverbanks

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: < 20 m

Bioregions: n&ampc SCo.

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