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Family: Convolvulaceae
low bindweed, more...
[Calystegia spithamaea subsp. spithamaea (L.) Pursh, more ]
Etymology: Calystegia: from two Greek words kalux, "cup," and stegos, "a covering," and thus meaning "a covering cup" (?)
Plants: erect, perennial, 3"-20" tall forb Leaves: oblong, stalk less than half as long as the leaf midvein ![]() Flowers: white to pink, 5-parted, 1 1/2"-2 3/4" long, funnel-shaped, petals shallowly-lobed, bracts large and just below the mostly equal sepals; ![]() Habitat: dry; forests, woods, fields; in rocky, sandy soil Conservation Status: Native |
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