Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Calystegia occidentalis is a species of morning glory known by the common name chaparral false bindweed. It is native to California and Oregon, where it grows in hilly and mountain habitat, such as woodland and chaparral slopes. It is a woody perennial herb producing spreading or twisting and climbing branches, usually quite hairy in texture. The small leaves are up to 4 centimeters long and lobed into various spade or arrowhead shapes. The flower cluster is one to four flowers atop a single peduncle, each bloom 2 to 5 centimeters wide and white to cream to yellow in color.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Vine

Sun

Full Sun

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment. [Emery and Frey 1971).

Site type

Dry slopes

Plant communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

3 confirmed and 53 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee

Bombus vosnesenskii

Diadasia bituberculata

Rural Skipper

Ochlodes agricola

Texas Striped Sweat Bee

Agapostemon texanus