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Convolvulus / k ə n ˈ v ɒ l v juː l ə s / [1] is a genus of about 200 [2] to 250 [3] [4] species of flowering plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae, [5] with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include bindweed and morning glory; both are names shared with other closely related genera.
Convolvulus arvensis, or field bindweed, is a species of bindweed in the Convolvulaceae [1] native to Europe and Asia. It is a rhizomatous and climbing or creeping herbaceous perennial plant with stems growing to 0.5–2 metres (1.6–6.6 ft) in length.
Members of the family are well known as food plants (e.g. sweet potatoes and water spinach), as showy garden plants (e.g. morning glory) and as troublesome weeds (e.g. bindweed (mainly Convolvulus and Calystegia) and dodder), while Humbertia madagascariensis is a medium-sized tree and Ipomoea carnea is an erect shrub. Some parasitic members of ...
This is a list of the 201 accepted species in the genus Convolvulus. [1] ... Convolvulus arvensis – lesser bindweed, field bindweed, common bindweed, white ...
Bindweed may refer to: Some species of Convolvulaceae (bindweed family or morning glory family): Calystegia (bindweed, false bindweed, morning glory), a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants
Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed, Rutland beauty, bugle vine, heavenly trumpets, bellbind, granny-pop-out-of-bed and many others) is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae. It has a subcosmopolitan distribution throughout temperate regions of the North and South hemispheres.
Calystegia silvatica (large bindweed) is the largest species of bindweed and is a strong rampant climber. It is native to southern Europe but has been introduced to many other areas because it is an attractive garden plant. Calystegia silvatica subsp. fraterniflora (Mack. & Bush) Brummitt (short-stalked false bindweed) is native to North ...
This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names , in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.