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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 Calystegia sepium var. angulata, 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, glabrous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leaves: | alternate, petiole 2 – 7 cm long, leaves 2 – 15 cm long, 1 – 9 cm wide, ovate-triangular, base hastate to sagittate, basal lobes truncate or rounded, leaf sinus V-shaped, apex acute to acuminate, glabrous, margin entire or undulate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inflorescence: | flowers solitary, axillary, numerous; pedicels 3 – 13 cm; bracts 2, enclosing sepals, large, green, angular, glabrous or ciliate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flowers: | calyx 11 – 15 mm long, 4 – 6 mm wide, subequal, elliptic to ovate; corolla 4.5 – 6 cm long, funnelform, white to pinkish; stamens 2 – 3 cm long, subequal; ovary ovoid, glabrous; stigma oval or oblong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fruits: | capsule; seeds to 5 mm long, smooth, angular, black or brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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