Convolvulus
| Convolvulus | |
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| Convolvulus arvensis | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Tribe: | Convolvuleae |
| Genus: | Convolvulus L. |
| Type species | |
| Convolvulus arvensis L.
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| Species | |
Convolvulus/kənˈvɒlvjuːləs/[1]is a genus of about 200[2]to 250[3][4]species offlowering plantsin thebindweedfamilyConvolvulaceae,[5]with acosmopolitan distribution.Common names includebindweedandmorning glory;both are names shared with other closely relatedgenera.
Description
[edit]They areannualorperennialherbaceousvines,binesand (a few species of) woodyshrubs,growing to 0.3–3 m tall. Theleavesare spirally arranged, and theflowerstrumpet-shaped, mostly white or pink, but blue, violet, purple, or yellow in some species.[citation needed]
Ecology
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Many of the species areinvasiveweeds;but others are cultivated for their attractiveflowers,while some areglobally threatened.[citation needed]
Convolvulusspecies are used as food plants by thelarvaeof someLepidopteraspecies, including theconvolvulus hawk moth,thesweet potato leaf miner(Bedellia somnulentella) andthe gem;theleaf minerBucculatrix cantabricellafeeds exclusively onC. cantabricus.[citation needed]
Gallery
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CultivatedConvolvulus tricolor -
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Seed under a microscope -
Convolvulus cephalopodusinBehbahan -
Convolvulus cephalopodusinBehbahan
References
[edit]- ^Sunset Western Garden Book.1995. 606–07.
- ^Carine, M. A. and L. Robba. (2010).Taxonomy and evolution of theConvolvulus sabatiuscomplex (Convolvulaceae).Phytotaxa14 1.
- ^Convolvulus.Flora of China.
- ^Convolvulus.The Jepson eFlora. 2013.
- ^Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012.Webb's An Irish Flora.Cork University Press.ISBN978-185918-4783
External links
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- Beach, Chandler B., ed. (1914)...Chicago: F. E. Compton and Co.
- Flora Europaea:Convolvulus
