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Convolvulaceae

Low false bindweed

Calystegia spithamaea (L.) Pursh

Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Calystegia

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Low false bindweed: Calystegia spithamaea — Low bindweed. Blooming in Oneida County, Wisconsin .
Photo: Aaron Carlson, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Low false bindweed, Low bindweed

Synonyms

  • Convolvulus spithamaeus L.
  • Convolvulus spithamaeus var. spithamaeus

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.