Calystegia sepium (Hedge morning glory)

Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br.

Hedge morning glory, larger bindweed, hedge bindweed, hedge false bindweed

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Solanales	Potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, tobacco, petunias, sweet potatoes, morning glories, many others
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bindweed or morning glory family
Genus	Calystegia	From Greek kalux, “cup,” and stegos, “a covering”
Species	sepium	“Growing in hedges”

About plant names...

Bindweeds, sometimes called wild morning glories, are vines that twine around other plants. They are native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, Australia, and Argentina. They are attractive, but they are aggressive and, in some areas, invasive.

Identification: This species is a vine that climbs up to about 12' (3.7 m). The vine itself is light green or red. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, up to 3" (7.6 cm) across, usually white, occasionally pink and white, with a yellow throat. (If you have seen morning glories, you will recognize these flowers.) Leaves are shaped like arrowheads (sagittate). Seed pods are nearly round, containing two seeds looking similar to orange segments.

Some similar-looking plants:

6/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 3½ × 3½" (9.4 × 9.5 cm)

7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 3 × 4" (8.4 × 10 cm)

	*Convolvulus arvensis*	You are here Calystegia sepium
Common Name	field bindweed	hedge morning glory
Plant	Vines are 20-79" (50-200 cm) high.	Vine up to 12’ in length, stem light green or red
Flowers	Trumpet-shaped, ⅜-⅞" (1-2.5 cm) in diameter, and white or pale pink. Small bracts are separate from the flowers.	Trumpet-shaped, up to 3” across, white or pink and white, with a yellow throat
Leaves	¾-1¾" (2-5 cm) × ⅜-1" (1-3 cm) wide, either linear or shaped like arrowheads (sagittate).	Shaped like arrowheads (sagittate)
Fruit	Seeds ⅛" (3.2 mm) long, with two flat sides and a convex side, like an orange segment.	Nearly round, in pairs, like segments of an orange
Range/ Zones
Type	Wild	Wild

Seed pod and seeds. By Leo Michels.

Online References:

Calystegia sepium on

Calystegia sepium at Illinois Wildflowers

Calystegia sepium on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants

Calystegia sepium on the Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

Calystegia sepium on Wikipedia

Calystegia sepium on luirig.altervista.org

6/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 21 × 31" (52 × 78 cm)

8/25/2007 · Tillamook State Forest, Oregon
≈ 10 × 7" (26 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain

7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 6 × 3½" (14 × 9.4 cm)

7/15/1998 · Kennebunkport, Maine

7/16/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 12 × 14" (31 × 36 cm) ID is uncertain

7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 5 × 3½" (13 × 9 cm)

Calystegia sepium description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 6 Sep 2021.

7/16/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 12 × 17" (29 × 44 cm) ID is uncertain

7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 6 × 4" (16 × 10 cm)

7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 3½ × 3" (9.8 × 8.4 cm)

6/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 14 cm)

7/5/2010 · Tarrywile Park and Mansion, Danbury, Connecticut
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

8/1/2021 · Houghton Graves Park, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 4 × 3½" (10 × 9.4 cm)

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