Morning Glory,  Calystegia occidentalis

Early bloomer.  Trumpet shaped flowers, 5 petals, vine-like stems.  Similar to non-native Field Bindweed, also at Bridgeport.

Notes:  Morning Glory family. Also called Western Morning Glory.  Distinctive, arrow-shaped leaves, flowers white when young, purplish as they age.

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Kingdom Plantae -- Plants 
    Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants 
        Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants 
            Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants 
                Class Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons 
                    Subclass Asteridae 
                        Order Solanales 
                            Family Convolvulaceae -- Morning-glory family 
                                Genus Calystegia R. Br. -- false bindweed 
                                    Species Calystegia occidentalis (Gray) Brummitt  
                                    -- chaparral false bindweed (Morning Glory)

Morning Glory,  Calystegia occidentalis