Convolvulus

<i>Convolvulus</i>

Convolvulus

Genus of flowering plants

Convolvulus /kənˈvɒlvjuːləs/[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.

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Convolvulus Cephalopodus in Behbahan

Description

They are annual or perennial herbaceous vines, bines and (a few species of) woody shrubs, growing to 0.3–3 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, and the flowers trumpet-shaped, mostly white or pink, but blue, violet, purple, or yellow in some species.[citation needed]

Ecology

Many of the species are invasive weeds; but others are cultivated for their attractive flowers, while some are globally threatened.[citation needed]

Convolvulus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the convolvulus hawk moth, the sweet potato leaf miner (Bedellia somnulentella) and the gem; the leaf miner Bucculatrix cantabricella feeds exclusively on C. cantabricus.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Sunset Western Garden Book. 1995. 606–07.
  2. [2]
    Carine, M. A. and L. Robba. (2010). Taxonomy and evolution of the Convolvulus sabatius complex (Convolvulaceae). Phytotaxa 14 1.
  3. [3]
    Convolvulus. Flora of China.
  4. [4]
    Convolvulus. The Jepson eFlora. 2013.
  5. [5]
    Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012. Webb's An Irish Flora. Cork University Press. ISBN 978-185918-4783
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