Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br.
Hedge morning glory, larger bindweed, hedge bindweed, hedge false bindweed
Bindweeds, sometimes called wild morning glories, are vines that twine around other plants. They are native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, Australia, and Argentina. They are attractive, but they are aggressive and, in some areas, invasive. Identification: This species is a vine that climbs up to about 12' (3.7 m). The vine itself is light green or red. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, up to 3" (7.6 cm) across, usually white, occasionally pink and white, with a yellow throat. (If you have seen morning glories, you will recognize these flowers.) Leaves are shaped like arrowheads (sagittate). Seed pods are nearly round, containing two seeds looking similar to orange segments. Some similar-looking plants: |
6/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 6/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts |
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Convolvulus arvensis |
You are here Calystegia sepium |
Polygonum convolvulus |
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Plant | Vines are 20-79" (50-200 cm) high. | Vine up to 12’ in length, stem light green or red | Vine up to 3' (1 m) long. At leaf nodes there is an ocrea. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flowers | Trumpet-shaped, ⅜-⅞" (1-2.5 cm) in diameter, and white or pale pink. Small bracts are separate from the flowers. | Trumpet-shaped, up to 3” across, white or pink and white, with a yellow throat | Small, greenish-pink to greenish-white, in racemes (bunches); individual flowers are ⅛" (4 mm) long, racemes are up to 2½" (6.3 cm) long | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leaves | ¾-1¾" (2-5 cm) × ⅜-1" (1-3 cm) wide, either linear or shaped like arrowheads (sagittate). | Shaped like arrowheads (sagittate) | Alternate, triangular or heart-shaped, lower corners of leaves aim inward toward the petiole (leaf stem) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fruit | Seeds ⅛" (3.2 mm) long, with two flat sides and a convex side, like an orange segment. | Nearly round, in pairs, like segments of an orange | Three-sided, with a single dull black seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Wild | Wild | Wild |
Seed pod and seeds. By Leo Michels.
Online References:
Calystegia sepium on Missouriplants.com
Calystegia sepium at Illinois Wildflowers
Calystegia sepium on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants
Calystegia sepium on the Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide
Calystegia sepium on Wikipedia
Calystegia sepium on luirig.altervista.org
8/25/2007 · Tillamook State Forest, Oregon
≈ 10 × 7" (26 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain
7/15/1998 · Kennebunkport, Maine
7/16/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 10 × 14" (26 × 35 cm) ID is uncertain
Calystegia sepium description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 16 Sep 2020.
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7/16/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 12 × 17" (29 × 44 cm) ID is uncertain
6/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain
7/5/2010 · Tarrywile Park and Mansion, Danbury, Connecticut
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain
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