Convolvulus
Sign in to savealt=Convolvulus Cephalopodus in Behbahan|thumb|Convolvulus Cephalopodus in Behbahan Convolvulus is a genus of about 200 to 250 species of flowering plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include bindweed and morning glory; both are names shared with other closely related genera.
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Convolvulus is a genus containing roughly 200 to 250 species of flowering plants found all over the world, belonging to the bindweed family. These plants go by common names like bindweed and morning glory, though these names are also used for other closely related plants in the same family.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSolanales
- FamilyConvolvulaceae
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- Convolvulaceae
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alt=Convolvulus Cephalopodus in Behbahan|thumb|Convolvulus Cephalopodus in Behbahan Convolvulus is a genus of about 200 to 250 species of flowering plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include bindweed and morning glory; both are names shared with other closely related genera.
==Description== They are annual or perennial herbaceous vines and (a few species of) woody shrubs, growing to 0.3–3 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, and the flowers trumpet-shaped, mostly white or pink, but blue, violet, purple, or yellow in some species.