Calystegia silvatica
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The morning glory Calystegia silvatica (syn. Calystegia sepium silvatica, C. inflata, and C. sylvestris) is known by the common name giant bindweed. It is the largest species of bindweed
and is a strong rampant climber.
It is native to southern Europe but has been introduced to many other areas because it is an attractive garden plant. It has large, arrow-shaped leaves and showy white trumpet-shaped flowers up to 9 centimeters in diameter. It is considered a weed
in some areas where it has escaped cultivation and now grows wild. It spreads easily via hardy rhizome
s. There are several subspecies.
Calystegia
Calystegia is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution in temperate and subtropical regions, but with half of the species endemic to California...
and is a strong rampant climber.
It is native to southern Europe but has been introduced to many other areas because it is an attractive garden plant. It has large, arrow-shaped leaves and showy white trumpet-shaped flowers up to 9 centimeters in diameter. It is considered a weed
Weed
A weed in a general sense is a plant that is considered by the user of the term to be a nuisance, and normally applied to unwanted plants in human-controlled settings, especially farm fields and gardens, but also lawns, parks, woods, and other areas. More specifically, the term is often used to...
in some areas where it has escaped cultivation and now grows wild. It spreads easily via hardy rhizome
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
s. There are several subspecies.