Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br.
Hedge morning glory, larger bindweed, hedge bindweed, hedge false bindweed
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Asteridae A large class that encompasses asters
Order Solanales Potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, tobacco, petunias, sweet potatoes, morning glories, many others
Family Convolvulaceae Bindweed or morning glory family
Genus Calystegia From Greek kalux, “cup,” and stegos, “a covering”
Species sepium “Growing in hedges”
About plant names...
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:
9/7/2021 · Kennebec River Bridge, Bowdoinham, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)
6/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm)
Convolvulus arvensis
You are here Calystegia sepium
Common Name
field bindweed
hedge morning glory
Plant
Vines are 1½-6½′ (50-200 cm) high.
Vine up to 12' in length, stem light green or red
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
Leaves
¾-1¾″ (2-5 cm) × ⅜-1″ (1-3 cm) wide, either linear or shaped like arrowheads (sagittate ).
Shaped like arrowheads (sagittate )
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
Range/ Zones
Type
Wild
Wild
Seed pod and seeds. By Leo Michels.
Online References:
Illinois Wildflowers
Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants
The Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide
Wikipedia
Luirig.altervista.org
7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 3 × 5″ (8.4 × 12 cm)
6/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
9/7/2021 · Kennebec River Bridge, Bowdoinham, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (11 × 16 cm)
8/25/2007 · Tillamook State Forest, Oregon ID is uncertain
7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 3½″ (14 × 9.4 cm)
7/15/1998 · Kennebunkport, Maine
Calystegia sepium description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 6 Sep 2021.
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7/16/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm) ID is uncertain
7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9 cm)
7/16/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 12 × 17″ (29 × 44 cm) ID is uncertain
7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 10 cm)
7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3″ (12 × 8.4 cm)
6/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm)
8/1/2021 · Houghton Graves Park, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (16 × 11 cm)
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