[Wildflowers with 5 Petals East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

The Morning Glory Family (and Dodder Family) East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Convolvulaceae

Flower of Field Bindweed, Field Morning-glory: Convolvulus arvensis (Synonyms: Convolvulus ambigens, Convolvulus incanus, Strophocaulos arvensis)

Field Bindweed: Calystegia arvensis Photographed along the old highway on Cabbage Hill to the east of Pendleton, OR........June 25, 2008.

Members of the Morning Glory Family Found East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington:

Nightblooming False Bindweed, Night-blooming Bindweed, Night-blooming Morning-glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia (Synonym: Convolvulus nyctagineus) - Native plants on dry, open slopes east of the Cascades. Bracts broader, often heart-shaped and close to or concealing the calyx. Stems erect to trailing, but not twining. Leaf blades 3-5 cm long. Corolla white to pinkish-tinged, 3-5 cm long.

Chaparral False Bindweed, Pale Morning Glory: Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonyms: Calystegia occidentalis var. occidentalis, Calystegia polymorpha, Convolvulus occidentalis, Convolvulus occidentalis ssp. fruticetorum, Convolvulus polymorphus) -

Hedge Bindweed, Hedge False Bindweed, Lady's Nightcap: Calystegia sepium ssp. angulata (Synonyms: Calystegia sepium, Calystegia sepium var. angulata, Calystegia sepium var. repens, Convolvulus repens, Convolvulus sepium, Convolvulus sepium var. communis, Convolvulus sepium var. repens) - Weedy species. Bracts broader, often heart-shaped and close to or concealing the calyx. Stems twining about other vegetation. Leaf blades 5-12 cm long. Corolla white to deep pink, 4-7 cm long.

Field Bindweed, Field Morning-glory: Convolvulus arvensis (Synonyms: Convolvulus ambigens, Convolvulus incanus, Strophocaulos arvensis) - Weedy species. Bracts linear, often distant from the calyx. Corolla white to poinkish-purple, 1.5-2.5 cm long.

Spreading Alkali Weed: Cressa truxillensis var. vallicola (Synonyms: Cressa depressa, Cressa truxillensis var. vallicola)

Alfalfa Dodder, Clustered Dodder: Cuscuta approximata var. approximata (Synonym: Cuscuta approximata var. urceolata)

San Joaquin Dodder: Cuscuta brachycalyx

California Dodder, Chaparral Dodder: Cuscuta californica var. californica

Field Dodder, Five-angled Dodder: Cuscuta campestris (Synonyms: Cuscuta arvensis, Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona, Cuscuta pentagona var. calycina, Cuscuta pentagona)

Buttonbush Dodder: Cuscuta cephalanthi

Desert Dodder: Cuscuta denticulata

Thyme Dodder: Cuscuta epithymum var. epithymum

Collared Dodder: Cuscuta indecora var. indecora (Synonym: Cuscuta indecora var. neuropetala)

Western Dodder: Cuscuta occidentalis (Synonym: Cuscuta californica var. breviflora)

Mountain Dodder: Cuscuta suksdorfii (Synonym: Cuscuta suksdorfii var. suksdorfii)


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