Calystegia collina

Calystegia collina subsp. oxyphylla

Calystegia collina is a species of the genus of the fence winds ( Calystegia ) from the family of wind plants ( Convolvulaceae ). The species is widespread endemic to California.

Description

Calystegia collina is a perennial plant that forms a rhizome than Überdauerungsorgan. The plant is densely tomentose hairy, usually with long, brown trichomes. The stems grow prostrate and little or no climbing and are 8-30 cm long. The leaf blade of the leaves is usually less than 3 cm long, lobed with indistinct lobes reniform to clear the leaf margin is usually wavy.

The inflorescence stems are shorter than 6 cm and occasionally greater than the accompanying leaves. The nearly stationary below the calyx and this partially surrounding bracts are 7-17 mm long, 2-14 mm wide, margin entire and more or less oval to broadly ovate. The sepals have a length of 8 to 13 mm, the crown is colored white and 25 to 55 mm long.

Dissemination

The species is endemic to California and is there in the North Coast Ranges, the San Francisco Bay Area and South Coast Ranges at elevations below 600 m before. It grows in open, grassy or rocky sites or in open oak and pine forests, often on Serpentinböden.