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hedge bindweed, large bindweed, morning-glory, short-stalk false bindweed

Japanese false bindweed

Habit Perennials, rhizomatous. Perennials, rhizomatous.
Herbage

glabrous.

glabrous.

Stems

twining-climbing.

initially erect, usually becoming procumbent or weakly twining-climbing, to 80 cm.

Leaves

blade ± cordate, to 50–120 mm, base rounded or lobed, lobes rounded or 1-pointed, basal sinus ± quadrate to rounded.

blade triangular to triangular-hastate, 20–80 × 20–70 mm, base lobed, lobes 2(–3)-pointed, basal sinus quadrate, rounded, or broadly V-shaped, apex ± acute.

Bracts

immediately subtending sepals, lanceolate, to 30 × 15–35 mm, proximally saccate, margins strongly enfolding sepals, apex obtuse to truncate.

immediately subtending sepals, lance-ovate to ovate, 7–14(–18) × (4–)6–10(–12) mm, proximally flat, apex acute to subobtuse.

Flowers

sepals oval to ovate, 15–23 mm;

corolla white, sometimes pinkish-striped, rarely otherwise pink-tinged, 43–70[–88] mm;

stamens 23–40 mm;

anthers 4–6.5 mm.

sepals 5–8(–12) mm;

corolla usually pale pink, sometimes purple or white, 21–32(–35) mm.

2n

= 22.

Calystegia silvatica

Calystegia hederacea

Phenology Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat Abandoned plantings, disturbed sites.
Distribution
from USDA
North America; Europe; Asia; Pacific Islands (New Zealand); temperate regions
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from FNA
CT; ID; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MO; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; PA; TN; VA; VT; WI; Asia [Introduced in North America]
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Discussion

Subspecies 3 (2 in the flora).

Subspecies silvatica is native to eastern Mediterranean Europe; it has corollas (50–)55–75(–88) mm, stamens (25–)28–36(–39) mm, and bract apices emarginate to truncate.

Intermediates between Calystegia silvatica and C. sepium may be due to ancient or recent hybridization.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Calystegia hederacea is easily recognized by its usually procumbent habit, ivylike leaves, and relatively small bracts and flowers.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Key
1. Peduncles 1–2 per axil; anthers 4–5 mm.
subsp. fraterniflora
1. Peduncles 1 per axil; anthers 5–6.5 mm.
subsp. disjuncta
Source FNA vol. 14. FNA vol. 14.
Parent taxa Convolvulaceae > Calystegia Convolvulaceae > Calystegia
Sibling taxa
C. atriplicifolia, C. catesbeiana, C. collina, C. felix, C. hederacea, C. longipes, C. macounii, C. macrostegia, C. malacophylla, C. occidentalis, C. peirsonii, C. pubescens, C. purpurata, C. sepium, C. soldanella, C. spithamaea, C. stebbinsii, C. subacaulis, C. vanzuukiae
C. atriplicifolia, C. catesbeiana, C. collina, C. felix, C. longipes, C. macounii, C. macrostegia, C. malacophylla, C. occidentalis, C. peirsonii, C. pubescens, C. purpurata, C. sepium, C. silvatica, C. soldanella, C. spithamaea, C. stebbinsii, C. subacaulis, C. vanzuukiae
Subordinate taxa
C. silvatica subsp. disjuncta, C. silvatica subsp. fraterniflora
Synonyms Convolvulus silvaticus Convolvulus wallichianus
Name authority (Kitaibel) Grisebach: Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 74. (1844) — (as sylvatica) Wallich in W. Roxburgh: Fl. Ind. 2: 94. (1824)
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