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Calystegia pubescens (hairy false bindweed; calystegia)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Calystegia hederacea is a species of bindweed known by the common name Japanese bindweed. This is a small climbing plant that grows to 20~70 centimeters in height. The corolla is partially pink and is under 4 cm long. This species is a weedy wildflower distributed in South Korea, Japan, and countries in southeastern Asia. It is able to be distinguished from other bindweeds by its foliage having divided side lobes.
View Wikipedia Record: Calystegia pubescens

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [1]  Although no reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, at least some, if not all members of this genus are purgative[173], some caution is advised.
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Bees, Lepidoptera
Structure [1]  Vine
Height [1]  9.84 feet (3 m)
View Plants For A Future Record : Calystegia pubescens

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Gateway National Recreation Area V 1807 New Jersey, United States

Predators

Helcystogramma triannulella[2]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0