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Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus

Convolvulus Linnaeus. Common name: Field-bindweed.

Key to Convolvulus

A genus of about 170 species, perennial herbaceous vines, cosmopolitan, especially in temperate areas. We here interpret Convolvulus broadly to include Calystegia, based on its deep phylogenetic embedding in Convolvulus (Mitchell et al. 2016; Wood et al. 2015).

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References: Austin (2023a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023c); Austin (2023i) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023c); Austin, Diggs, & Lipscomb (1997); Brummitt (1965); Brummitt (1980); Fang & Brummitt (1995); Mitchell et al. (2016); Spaulding (2013c); Stefanović, Austin, & Olmstead (2003); Stefanović, Krueger, & Olmstead (2002); Turner (2009c); Weakley (2024) In Weakley et al. (2024a); Wilson (1960b); Wood et al. (2015). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Kim, Hyun-tae | Convolvulus neopubescens source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© John Gwaltney | Convolvulus arvensis | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Roland Godon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Roland Godon | Convolvulus soldanella source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Dan Spaulding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dan Spaulding | Convolvulus catesbyanus source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Wendy McCrady, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wendy McCrady | Convolvulus equitans var. equitans source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 | Convolvulus wallichianus source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian Finzel | Convolvulus equitans var. lindheimeri source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© John Gwaltney | Convolvulus arvensis | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Arnim Littek | Convolvulus soldanella source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© ttimmy, some rights reserved (CC BY) | Convolvulus neopubescens source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© fangchen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) | Convolvulus neopubescens source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Duarte Frade, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Duarte Frade | Convolvulus soldanella source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Andrey Zharkikh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrey Zharkikh | Convolvulus arvensis source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Tom Erler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tom Erler | Convolvulus neoangulatus source

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