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Convolvulus verecundus
Convolvulus verecundus, commonly known as trailing bindweed or tussock bindweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae. A perennial herb, it is endemic to New Zealand's South Island. It is primarily found in montane environments in tussock grasslands. It was first described by the botanist Harry Allan in his 1961 work Flora of New Zealand. A new form of the species, glaberrimus, was described in 2019. Its 2023 assessment in the New Zealand Threat Classification System was "At Risk – Declining".
Convolvulus verecundus is endemic to New Zealand's South Island. There is one historical record of the plant from the Waiau Toa / Clarence River. The plant is primarily found in the Mackenzie Basin, Central Otago, and the valley of the Waitaki River. C. verecundus's 2023 assessment in the New Zealand Threat Classification System was "Not Threatened".
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
