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| Calystegia sepium var. angulata Brummitt | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family: | Convolvulaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genus: | Calystegia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Convolvulus repens L. Calystegia sepium var. angulata (Brummitt) N. Holmgren Calystegia sepium var. repens (L.) Gray Convolvulus sepium var. repens (L.) Gray |
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| Common Names: | hedge falsebindweed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada: | southern British Columbia – Alberta – Saskatchewan – Manitoba Ontario – Quebec - Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | southern Saskatchewan; Maple Creek – Saskatoon – Souris River Valley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Mixed Grassland, Moist Mixed Grassland, Aspen Parkland, Boreal Transition, Mid-Boreal Upland, Mid-Boreal Lowland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | sandy soil along thickets and fence-rows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Vulnerable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5T5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COSEWIC Status: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No information is available regarding the vulnerable status of hedge falsebindweed, though it is likely that this species is less common and therefore more vulnerable to habitat loss and human development. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roots: | rhizomes long | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stem: | twining, climbing, or creeping perennial vine, extensively branched, internodes 2 – 7 cm, cylindrical or angular, hairless | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leaves: | alternate, leaf stalk 2 – 7 cm long, leaves 2 – 15 cm long, 1 – 9 cm wide, oval-triangular, base arrow-head shaped, basal lobes square or rounded, space between basal lobes V-shaped, tip acute to long-tapered, hairless, margin entire or wavy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inflorescence: | flowers solitary, axillary, numerous; flower stalks 3 – 13 cm; bracts 2, enclosing sepals, large, green, angular, hairless or with marginal hairs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flowers: | sepals 11 – 15 mm long, 4 – 6 mm wide, subequal, elliptic to oval; petals 4.5 – 6 cm long, funnel-shaped, white to pinkish; stamens 2 – 3 cm long, subequal; ovary ovoid, hairless; stigma oval or oblong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fruits: | capsule; seeds to 5 mm long, smooth, angular, black or brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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