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Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. subsp. sepium
hedge false bindweed (great bindweed; hedge bindweed; morning glory)
Convolvulaceae (Dodder family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

General:
Perennial herb from an elongate, slender rhizome; stems trailing to climbing, 2-3 m long, glabrous to softly hairy.

Leaves:
Stem leaves alternate, 5-12 cm long, arrowhead-shaped with basal lobes rounded to distinctly angled, tips pointed, glabrous to hairy.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of single, 4-7 cm wide, wide-mouthed, funnel-shaped flowers on stalks shorter than the leaves; petals white to deep pink, fused, twisted in bud, pleated in flower; bracts broadly heart-shaped to egg-shaped.

Fruits:
Capsules egg-shaped to globose, 1 cm long; seeds 5 mm long, finely hairy-warty.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Scientific Name	Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Calystegia sepium ssp. appalachiana		SNA	Exotic	Not Listed
Calystegia sepium ssp. erratica	Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed
Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium	Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

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