Convolvulus equitans

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Texas bindweed
Convolvulus equitans var. equitans.jpg
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Convolvulus
Species:
C. equitans
Binomial name
Convolvulus equitans
Benth., 1839

Convolvulus equitans, commonly known as Texas bindweed, is a species of morning glory. It is native to the central and western United States and Mexico. [2] Its overlapping petals give C. equitans its name; equitans being Latin for "riding on horseback". [3]

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (2024). "Convolvulus equitans". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Convolvulus equitans Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  3. ↑ Michael John Haddock, Freeman, C. C., & Bare, J. E. (2015). Kansas Wildflowers and Weeds (p. 231). University Press Of Kansas.

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