The morning glory ''Calystegia silvatica'' (syn. ''Calystegia sepium silvatica'', ''C. inflata'', and ''C. sylvestris'') is known by the common name giant bindweed or large bindweed. It is the largest species of
bindweed
Bindweed may refer to:
* Some species of Convolvulaceae (bindweed family or morning glory family):
** ''Calystegia'' (bindweed, false bindweed, morning glory), a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants
** ''Convolvulus'' (bindweed, morning ...
and is a strong rampant climber.
It is native to southern Europe but has been introduced to many other areas because it is an attractive garden plant. ''Calystegia silvatica'' subsp. ''fraterniflora''
(Mack. & Bush) Brummitt (short-stalked false bindweed) is native to North America.
Brouillet, L., F. Coursol, S.J. Meades, M. Favreau, M. Anions, P. Bélisle & P. Desmet. 2010+. VASCAN, the Database of Vascular Plants of Canada. http://data.canadensys.net/vascan/ (consulted on 2016-09-22)
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It has large, arrow-shaped leaves and showy white trumpet-shaped flowers up to 9 centimeters in diameter. It is considered a weed
A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, "a plant in the wrong place", or a plant growing where it is not wanted.Harlan, J. R., & deWet, J. M. (1965). Some thoughts about weeds. ''Economic botany'', ''19''(1), 16-24. ...
in some areas where it has escaped cultivation and now grows wild. It spreads easily via hardy rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...
s. There are several subspecies.
References
External links
Flora of Northern IrelandWeeds in New Zealand
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Flora of Southeastern Europe
Flora of Southwestern Europe
Plants described in 1844
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