Family: Convolvulaceae
low bindweed, low false bindweed
[Calystegia spithamaea subsp. spithamaea (L.) Pursh, more...]
Steve C. Garske
Robert W. Freckmann
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;
usually solitary in each leaf axil; blooms June-July
Habitat: dry; forests, woods, fields; in rocky, sandy soil
Conservation Status: Native
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;
usually solitary in each leaf axil; blooms June-JulyHabitat: dry; forests, woods, fields; in rocky, sandy soil
Conservation Status: Native
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 4 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos
Robert W. Freckmann
Merel R. Black
Steve C. Garske
Matthew L. Wagner
Merel R. Black
Merel R. Black
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Derek Anderson
Janice Stiefel
Kitty Kohout
