Convolvulus

Convolvulus
	Convolvulus arvensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Tribe:	Convolvuleae
Genus:	Convolvulus; L.
Type species
	Convolvulus arvensis; L.
Species
	List of Convolvulus species

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.

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]}

Gallery

Convolvulus dorycnium
Convolvulus sabatius
Cultivated Convolvulus tricolor
Convolvulus althaeoides
Convolvulus arvensis
Seed under a microscope
Convolvulus cephalopodus in Behbahan
Convolvulus cephalopodus in Behbahan

References

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

External links

Beach, Chandler B., ed. (1914). "Convolvulus, Wild Morning-Glory" . The New Student's Reference Work . Chicago: F. E. Compton and Co.
Flora Europaea: Convolvulus

[1] Sunset Western Garden Book. 1995. 606–07.

[2] Carine, M. A. and L. Robba. (2010). Taxonomy and evolution of the Convolvulus sabatius complex (Convolvulaceae). Phytotaxa 14 1.

[china-3] Convolvulus. Flora of China.

[jeps-4] Convolvulus. The Jepson eFlora. 2013.

[5] Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012. Webb's An Irish Flora. Cork University Press. ISBN 978-185918-4783

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