Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia (South Coast Morning Glory)

4/17/05 Road from Adobes to Trans Preserve Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve,

Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA 

4/17/05 Vernal Pool Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: South Coast Morning Glory

SPECIES: Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia

FAMILY: Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 4/17/2005

LOCATION: Road from Adobes to Trans Preserve Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA 

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Plant glabrous to puberulent

Stem trailing or climbing

Leaf: lobes rounded to 2-angled; sinus ± acute to rounded or square

Inflorescence: bractlets 10–20 mm, 6–12 mm wide, lanceolate, not or slightly keeled

Flower: sepals 9–16 mm; corolla 2–40 mm

Ecology: Coastal or inland hills

Elevation: generally < 200 m.  

Bioregional distribution: South Coast, s Channel Islands, s Western Transverse Ranges, San Gabriel Mountains, n Peninsular Ranges 

Synonyms: Convolvulus aridus subsp. i. Abrams; C. a. subsp. longilobus Abrams 
Intergrades with other subspp., probably with  C. peirsonii 

Horticultural information: TRY.