| Convolvulus clementii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Convolvulus |
| Species: | C. clementii |
| Binomial name | |
| Convolvulus clementii | |
Convolvulus clementii commonly known as desert bindweed, [2] is a flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae and grows in all states of mainland Australia. It is a trailing perennial with variable leaves and white or pink flowers.
Convolvulus clementii is a trailing, perennial climber, stems terete, may be 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long or more, sometimes ribbed and hairy. The leaves are arranged alternately, variable, upper leaves oval-shaped, 1–6 cm (0.39–2.36 in) long, 0.5–3.5 cm (0.20–1.38 in) wide, petiole 2–30 mm (0.079–1.181 in) long margins lobed, rounded to blunt and ending in a point. Flowers are borne singly or in a small group, funnel-shaped, pink or white and 8–13 mm (0.31–0.51 in) long and 4–10 mm (0.16–0.39 in) in diameter. Flowering may occur anytime of the year and the fruit is a globe-shaped capsule, 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) in diameter and the seeds are dark brown to grey. [2] [3]
The species was first formally described in 1930 by Czech botanist Karel Domin and the description was published in Bibliotheca Botanica , based on a collection by Emile Clement between the Ashburton and De Grey Rivers. [4] The specific epithet (clementii) is in honour of Emile Clement. [5]
Desert bindweed grows on clay, seasonally wet and sandy soils in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. [2] [6]
"Convolvulus clementii Domin". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
