Calystegia soldanella
Beach morning glory
Family: Convolvulaceae · Type: perennial · Native
Beach morning glory is a California native perennial found in coastal bioregions including northern and central Coast Ranges and southern California coastal areas in sandy seashores and coastal strand habitats at elevations below 50 meters. Flowering from April to August, this plant produces deep pink or purple flowers 32 to 52 millimeters long with distinctive wide petals. Growing as a low-spreading plant with decumbent stems less than 60 centimeters long, it spreads via underground rhizomes. Its leaves are notably fleshy and kidney-shaped, measuring 1 to 3 centimeters wide and approximately twice as wide as they are long. The plant's large ovate bracts partially hide the flower's calyx, creating an intriguing structural complexity along coastal landscapes.
Habitat: Sandy seashores, coastal strand
Bloom period: Apr-Aug
Elevation: < 50 m
Bioregions: NCo, CCo, n&c SCo
California counties: Humboldt, Ventura, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Del Norte, Orange, Monterey, Sonoma, Mendocino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Mateo, San Luis Obispo, Marin, Alameda, San Francisco
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