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.).
Sites on Mt. Adams where this species may be viewed:
1. Along Road #82 at SnowKing SnowPark.
2. Along Road #285 in the Yakama Reservation where it crosses
Bird Creek
3. Open slopes on Island Springs Trail #66 above 5000'.
4. Open slopes on the southern part of the loop of Hellroaring
Creek Trail #10 to the northeast of Bench Lake.
5. On the upper edge of the east-facing, open slopes of Crofton
Butte.
6. Willard Springs Trail at Conbooy Lake NWR.
7. Shorthorn Trail
8. Stagman Ridge Trail
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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.
Night-blooming morning-glory as seen along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.......May 24, 2016.
Night-blooming morning glory as seen in Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams.........August 1, 2014.
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Night-blooming morning glory in bloom along the eastern loop of the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake NWR.......June 11, 2020.
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Night-blooming morning glory blooming along the Shorthorn Trail #12 near it's midpoint, Mt. Adams Wilderness......July 10, 2020.
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Night-blooming morning glories blooming along the Shorthorn Trail #12 near its midpoint, Mt. Adams Wilderness.....July 7, 2021.
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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 photo at right shows night-blooming morning glory along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Area......June 3, 2019.
Paul Slichter