Convolvulus

 ( Convolvulaceae Genera ) 

Convolvulus Sunset Western Garden Book. 1995. 606–07. is a genus of about 200Carine, M. A. and L. Robba. (2010). Taxonomy and evolution of the Convolvulus sabatius complex (Convolvulaceae). Phytotaxa 14 1. to 250 Convolvulus. Flora of China. Convolvulus. The Jepson eFlora. 2013. species of in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae,Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012. Webb's An Irish Flora. Cork University Press. with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include bindweed and morning glory; both are names shared with other closely related genus.

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Description They are Annual plant or perennial plant herbaceous , bines and (a few species of) woody , growing to 0.3–3 m tall. The leaf are spirally arranged, and the trumpet-shaped, mostly white or pink, but blue, violet, purple, or yellow in some species.

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Ecology Many of the species are invasive species ; but others are cultivated for their attractive , while some are globally threatened.

Convolvulus species are used as food plants by the of some Lepidoptera species, including the convolvulus hawk moth, the sweet potato leaf miner ( Bedellia somnulentella) and the gem; the leaf miner Bucculatrix cantabricella feeds exclusively on C. cantabricus.

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External links

• Flora Europaea: Convolvulus

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