Calystegia arvensis (Orchard Morning Glory, Bindweed) - Non-Native

 7/7/07 Hwy. 108 (Sonora Pass Hwy.), Toiyabe National Forest, Sierra Nevada, Mono County, CA

7/7/07 Hwy. 108

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Orchard Morning Glory, Bindweed

SPECIES: Calystegia arvensis

FAMILY: Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/7/2007

LOCATION: Hwy. 108 (Sonora Pass Hwy.), Toiyabe National Forest, Sierra Nevada, Mono County, CA

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From Jepson e-Flora Taxon Page:

NATURALIZED

Habit: Perennial herb from deep, persistent root. 

Stem: prostrate, tufted, or twining. 

Leaf: generally 2--3 cm, hastate, tip generally rounded. 

Inflorescence: peduncles generally 2.5--6 cm, 1--several-flowered, in fruit generally reflexed; bracts +- linear. 

Flower: calyx +- 5 mm, lobes oblong; corolla 2--2.5 cm, funnel-shaped, white, +- pink abaxially, especially at folds, margin entire. 

Fruit: +- 8 mm.

Ecology: Roadsides, open areas in many plant communities;

Elevation: < 2610 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: CA (rare GB, D); 

Distribution Outside California: native to Europe. 

Flowering Time: Mar--Oct 

eFlora Treatment Author: Robert E. Preston