Scientific Family
Convolvulaceae
Synonyms
Convolvulus linearilobus, Convolvulus longipes
Other common names
plateau morning glory
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
To 18 inches
Riparian
No
Weakly twining vine sometimes scrambling up and over shrubs reaching several feet in length. Occasionally growing up to about 1-1/2 feet tall. Can be a stand-alone plant.
Herbaceous, stems trailing or climbing, many spreading and erect twining branches; small linear to lance-shaped leaves sometimes have lobes at the leaf bases; solitary flower on a long stalk. Pale pink or creamy white flowers.
Habitat
Found on dry soils, on slopes among oaks and and in chaparral.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Low elevation
3500
High elevation
5000
Flower Characteristics
Solitary flowers on a long flower stalk up to 8 inches in length; flower bloom is 4 to 5 inches wide often with lavender veins; sepals narrow; stamens glandular, hairy on the lower third, flowers borne in 1 to few-flowered clusters.
Flower color
Pale pink or white to cream
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
March
Last bloom month
October
Flower clusters
None
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Alternate, narrow triangular shape like that of a spearhead, 3/4 to 3 inches long, 1/16 to 1/4 inch wide; spreading basal lobes 3/4 to 3 inches long; blades borne on slender stalks 1/16 to 1//8 inch long.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Narrow
Leaf margin
Smooth
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
None
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
4-celled, surrounded by enlarged sepals and sometimes by bracts; oval; tan.
Fruit type
Capsule
Fruit color
Tan, dark brown
1 to 4, without hairs, dark brown, smooth or netted, 1/8 inch long.