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Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Convolvulus equitans - Texas bindweed

Synonyms: Convolvulus hermannioides, Convolvulus simulans
Other Common Names: hoary bindweed, gray bindweed
Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub

Family: Convolvulaceae


   
 
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Willow Dells Tr
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native   Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: Perennial with taproot; stems branching, prostrate or twining; leaves alternate along the stems; blades variable, oval to lance-shaped or narrow oblong, with projecting basal lobes, dense soft hairs on both sides; flowers white to pink.
Identification notes: Taprooted; stems prostrate or twining; leaves alternate along the stems; blades oval to narrow oblong, with projecting basal lobes, dense soft hairs on both sides; flowers white to pink. Does not form mats like weedy C. arvensis.
Height: Trailing to 3 feet long

Habitat

Habitat Description: Found on dry plains, slopes, and along the dry margins of ephemeral washes.
Plant Communities: Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 2500 - 6500 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: White to pink     Shape: Regular not in clusters     Tubular: Y     Flowering Period: Apr - Oct
Description: White to pink, funnel-shaped flowers with a purple-red center arise at leaf axils; 5 veins from center to lobes on edge; 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches wide.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Grayish-green     Leaf Type: Simple     Leaf Shape: Narrow     Leaf Margin: Lobed     Leaf Attachment: Alternate     Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems     Spines: N
Leaf Description: Narrow, with lobes at base; to 2 inches long; variable in shape from long and narrow to triangular or arrowhead-shaped.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Black   
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Globose (round).
Seed Notes: Each fruit has 1 to 4 black seeds.

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