Convolvulus equitans, commonly known as Texas bindweed, is a species of morning glory. It is native to the central and western United States and Mexico.[2] Its overlapping petals give C. equitans its name; equitans being Latin for "riding on horseback".[3]
Texas bindweed | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Convolvulaceae |
Genus: | Convolvulus |
Species: | C. equitans
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Binomial name | |
Convolvulus equitans Benth., 1839
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References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Convolvulus equitans". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Convolvulus equitans Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ Michael John Haddock, Freeman, C. C., & Bare, J. E. (2015). Kansas Wildflowers and Weeds (p. 231). University Press Of Kansas.