Latin name: Calystegia collina (E. Greene) Brummitt
  ssp. venusta Brummitt
  Pronunciation: kal-i-STEE-jee-a kol-EYE-na
  ven-OOS-ta

  Common name: Coast range bindweed
  Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory)
  Habitat: Open rocky or grassy places or open oak-
  pine woodland, South Coast ranges, Santa Monica
  Mts
  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Calystegia
  2) collina  3) venusta
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