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Calystegia silvatica
Also called Large Bindweed, Shortstalk false bindweed, Short Stalked False Bindweed, American Bellbine
Convolvulus silvaticus (large bindweed) 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. Calystegia silvatica subsp. fraterniflora (Mack. & Bush) Brummitt (short-stalked false bindweed) is native to North America.
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 rhizomes. There are several subspecies.
Convolvulus similis · Convolvulus collinus · Convolvulus longipes · Convolvulus × lucanus · Convolvulus macrostegius · Convolvulus malacophyllus · Convolvulus naniflorus · Convolvulus occidentalis · Convolvulus × dubius · Convolvulus purpuratus · Convolvulus soldanella · Convolvulus spithamaeus
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