[The Bindweed and Morning Glory Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Nightblooming False Bindweed, Night-blooming Bindweed, Night-blooming Morning-glory

Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia

Synonym: Convolvulus nyctagineus

Flowers of Nightblooming False Bindweed, Night-blooming Bindweed, Night-blooming Morning-glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia (Synonym: Convolvulus nyctagineus)

The photo above shows a small cluster of blossoms of night-blooming morning-glory as seen along the Island Springs Trail on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams.......July 1, 2005. This species might make an attractive wildflower for use at the front of a border or along a path, since its growth is quite restrained (The vines are at most 20 cm long.).

Flower of Nightblooming False Bindweed, Night-blooming Bindweed, Night-blooming Morning-glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia (Synonym: Convolvulus nyctagineus) - Sideview of the corolla of Nightblooming False Bindweed, Night-blooming Bindweed, Night-blooming Morning-glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia (Synonym: Convolvulus nyctagineus)

Close-up views of night-blooming morning-glory as seen at SnowKing SnoPark along Forest Rd #82 on the south side of Mt. Adams........July 1, 2005. The vines of this species are much shorter than other morning-glories, and may make a nice plant for the front of a dry flower border.

Nightblooming False Bindweed, Night-blooming Bindweed, Night-blooming Morning-glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia (Synonym: Convolvulus nyctagineus) - Nightblooming False Bindweed, Night-blooming Bindweed, Night-blooming Morning-glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia (Synonym: Convolvulus nyctagineus)

Night-blooming morning-glory as seen at left along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.......May 24, 2016 The image at right shows night-blooming morning glory as seen in Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams.........August 1, 2014.

Leaf of Nightblooming False Bindweed, Night-blooming Bindweed, Night-blooming Morning-glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia (Synonym: Convolvulus nyctagineus) - Fall leaf color of Nightblooming False Bindweed, Night-blooming Bindweed, Night-blooming Morning-glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia (Synonym: Convolvulus nyctagineus)

The photo at left shows a close-up view of of the arrowhead-shaped leaf of night-blooming morning-glory as seen at SnowKing SnoPark along Forest Rd #82 on the south side of Mt. Adams.......July 1, 2005. The image at right shows the fall leaf color of night-blooming morning-glory as seen along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake NWR.....October 19, 2024.

Paul Slichter