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| THE MORNINGLORY FAMILY | ||
| The morninglories are climbing, twining, or creeping vines. These plants have alternate, simple leaves. The leaves are usually ovate to triangular in shape and are commonly lobed at the base. The flowers are in branched clusters or are solitary. The pleated flowers are funnel-shaped or have a slender tube with a flattened limb. In this family, the stamens are fused to the petals. The fruit is a capsule. Morninglories contain a milky sap. | ||
| HEDGE FALSEBINDWEED | ||
| LATIN NAME: Calystegia sepium var. angulata | ||
| WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? | ||
| Hedge falsebindweed has long rhizomes and is a twining, climbing, or creeping vine. It is branched along the angular or cylinder shaped, hairless stem. The leaves are alternate and have leaf stalks. The leaves are generally oval or triangular with two basal lobes. The space between the basal lobes is V-shaped. The leaves are hairless and have a wavy or smooth margin. The flowers are solitary in the leaf axils and have two bracts that enclose the sepals. The petals are funnel-shaped and are white or pinkish in colour. The fruit is a capsule that releases smooth, black or brown seeds. | ||
| WHERE DOES IT GROW? | ||
| Hedge falsebindweed grows in sandy soils in thickets and along fence rows. | ||
| WHERE IS IT FOUND IN SASKATCHEWAN? | ||
| This plant grows in a wide range in southern Saskatchewan and is located in the Mixed Grassland, Moist Mixed Grassland, Aspen Parkland, Boreal Transition, Mid-Boreal Upland, and Mid-Boreal Lowland ecoregions. | ||
| WHY IS IT RARE? | ||
| 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. | ||
| HOW TO IDENTIFY HEDGE FALSEBINDWEED | ||
| * Are the petals funnel-shaped and white to pink? * Is the space between the basal leaf lobes -shaped? * Are the sepals covered by two large bracts? * Did you find it in southern Saskatchewan? |
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| If you answered yes to all of these questions, you may have found hedge falsebindweed! | ||
