Calystegia
macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia #
Plants
of the Morning Glory Family are twining or trailing herbs with alternate leaves,
although parasitic ones are leafless. The
flowers are usually large and showy. The
5 petals are fused into lobed bells or trumpets.
There are 5 overlapping sepals and 5 stamens.
The ovary is superior and the fruit is a capsule with 4 or fewer large
seeds.
Garden
Morning Glories and the common Sweet Potato belong in this family.
About 50 genera and over 1100 species, of warmer regions. (Munz, Flora So. Calif. 371).
Upper Newport Bay species within the family:
Calystegia
macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia #
Calystegia
macrostegia ssp. intermedia #
Convolvulus
arvensis
Cressa
truxillensis #
Dichondra repens