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

Modoc Morning Glory, Pale Morning-glory, Pale Morning Glory

Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

ynonyms: Calystegia occidentalis var. occidentalis, Calystegia polymorpha, Convolvulus occidentalis ssp. fruticetorum, Convolvulus polymorphum

Modoc Morning Glory, Pale Morning-glory, Pale Morning Glory: Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonyms: Calystegia occidentalis var. occidentalis, Calystegia polymorpha, Convolvulus occidentalis ssp. fruticetorum, Convolvulus polymorphum)

Pale morning glory beginning to bloom along the Pacific Crest Trail about one mile southwest of the trailhead at Cook and Green Pass, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA......July 14, 2020.

Modoc Morning Glory, Pale Morning-glory, Pale Morning Glory: Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonyms: Calystegia occidentalis var. occidentalis, Calystegia polymorpha, Convolvulus occidentalis ssp. fruticetorum, Convolvulus polymorphum) - Modoc Morning Glory, Pale Morning-glory, Pale Morning Glory: Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (Synonyms: Calystegia occidentalis var. occidentalis, Calystegia polymorpha, Convolvulus occidentalis ssp. fruticetorum, Convolvulus polymorphum)

Although not a great photo (at left), this shows the lobes at the base of the leaf blade of pale morning glory. The leaf of the similar Calystegia atriplicifolia lacks such prominent lobes at the base of the blade and has a broader, rounder leaf tip. Photographed on the banks of Rough and Ready Creek about one-third of a mile west of the Redwood Highway.............April 29, 2012. The photo at right shows the leaves of pale morning glory as seen along the Jeffrey Pine Loop Trail (BLM), south side of Eight Dollar Mountain, Josephine County, OR.....April 21, 2021.
Paul Slichter