Herbage puberulent or pubes­cent, glabrescent. Stems trail­ing or twining-climbing, to 900+ cm. Leaf blades broadly triangular, lobes 2(or 3)-pointed, basal sinus broadly rounded. Bracts broadly ovate, (19–)22–30(–37) × 17–30 mm, proxi­mally keeled or saccate, apex acuminate to rounded. Flowers: sepals 16–25 mm; corolla 47–68 mm; stamens 23–32 mm.

Phenology: Flowering Feb–Aug.
Habitat: Bushy sites, grassy hillsides, rocky canyons, sand dunes.
Elevation: 0–500 m.

Distribution

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Calif.

Discussion

Subspecies amplissima intergrades with subsp. macrostegia.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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