Convolvulaceae

Field bindweed

Convolvulus prostratus Forssk.

Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Convolvulus

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Common names

By language (5)

English: Field bindweed
Hindi: शंखपुष्पी
lah: ماکڑو
Marathi: शंख पुष्प, शंख पुष्पी
Nepali: शङ्खपुष्पी

Synonyms

Convolvulus austroaegyptiacus Abdallah & Sa'ad
Convolvulus austroaegyptiacus var. cancerianus (Abdallah & Sa'ad) Alfarhan
Convolvulus cancerianus Abdallah & Sa'ad
Convolvulus deserti Hochst. & Steud.
Convolvulus evolvuloides Boiss.
Convolvulus heterotrichus Maire
Convolvulus microphyllus Sieber ex Spreng.
Convolvulus microphyllus var. boissieri C.B.Clarke
Convolvulus microphyllus var. macra (C.B.Clarke) Shiva Sharma & B.Tiagi
Convolvulus parvifolius Spreng.
Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy
Convolvulus pluricaulis var. macra Clarke
Convolvulus prostratus var. boissieri (C.B.Clarke) Parmar
Convolvulus prostratus var. deserti (Hochst. & Steud. ex Baker & Rendle) Parmar
Convolvulus scindicus Boiss.
Evolvulus ferrugineus Wall.
Evolvulus pilosus Roxb.

Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.