Convolvulus

Convolvulus /kənˈvɒlvjuːləs/^[1] is a genus of about 200^[2] to 250^[3][4] species of flowering plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae,^[5] with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common names include bindweed and morning glory; both are names shared with other closely related genera.

Convolvulus
Convolvulus arvensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Tribe:	Convolvuleae
Genus:	Convolvulus L.
Type species
Convolvulus arvensis L.
Species
List of Convolvulus species

Convolvulus Cephalopodus in Behbahan

Description

They are annual or perennial herbaceous vines, bines and (a few species of) woody shrubs, growing to 0.3–3 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, and the flowers trumpet-shaped, mostly white or pink, but blue, violet, purple, or yellow in some species.^{[citation needed]}

Ecology

Convolvulus leiocalycinus in habitat

Many of the species are invasive weeds; but others are cultivated for their attractive flowers, while some are globally threatened.^{[citation needed]}

Convolvulus species are used as food plants by the larvae 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.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

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  Convolvulus dorycnium
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  Convolvulus sabatius
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  Cultivated Convolvulus tricolor
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  Convolvulus althaeoides
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  Convolvulus arvensis
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  Seed under a microscope
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  Convolvulus cephalopodus in Behbahan
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  Convolvulus cephalopodus in Behbahan