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Convolvulus arvensis

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Solanales Family: Convolvulaceae Genus: Convolvulus

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Vines.

Stems: Stems decumbent or climbing, herbaceous, up to several m long, pubescent or glabrous.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades ovate, linear, elliptic, 1–10 cm long, 0.3–4 cm wide. Apex acute to obtuse. Base cordate-auriculate, with subtruncate to sagittate, convergent or divergent lobes with acute to obtuse tips. Surfaces glabrous to tomentose. Margins entire. Petiolate or sometimes sessile. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers 2–3 in cymes, rarely solitary pedicels 1–14 mm long. Bracts and bracteoles linear, elliptic, or ovate. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic, 5-merous. Calyx of 5 sepals, distinct, inbricate, chartaceous to soft coriaceous, unequal, the inner 3 often somewhat longer, the outer 2 elliptic, 3–4.5 mm long, upper surface glabrous to tomentose, apex obtuse to acute, usually mucronate, persistent, occasionally accrescent. Corolla of 5 fused petals; petals white to rose or purple, or blue on the limb and white or purplish within the tube, funnelform, the limb 5-angulate to 5-lobed, the midpetaline bands glabrous or pubescent. Stamens 5, distinct, included, unequal; filaments inserted on corolla tube base alternate with corolla lobes, glandular pubescent on filament bases; anthers dithecal, oblong, auriculate at base, introrse. Ovary superior, 2-celled; ovules 4, placentation basal or basal-axile, ovoid to subglobose, glabrous or pubescent; stigmas 2, filiform, papillose; style 1, filiform, simple or bifid.

Fruit: Capsules usually brown; 4–valved; chartaceous; ovoid to conical–ovoid; glabrous or pubescent; dehiscent by valves; transversely; or irregularly; or indehiscent and berry-like or nut-like. Seeds 1–4; black to dark brown; trigonous or rounded; smooth or verrucose; glabrous; endosperm absent or scanty; cartilaginous; cotyledons usually foliaceous.

Ploidy: 2n = 24; 48; 50

Habitat: Sparingly naturalized in low elevation; dry areas.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

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Synonyms (60)

Convolvulus ambigens House (1905)
Convolvulus arvensis f. alvarensis J.Erikson (1901)
Convolvulus arvensis f. auriculatus (Desr.) Fernald (1950)
Convolvulus arvensis f. cordifolius (Lasch) Fernald (1950)
Convolvulus arvensis f. decarrhabdotus P.D.Sell (2009)
Convolvulus arvensis f. decemvulnerus P.D.Sell (2009)
Convolvulus arvensis f. notatus P.D.Sell (2009)
Convolvulus arvensis f. pallidinotatus P.D.Sell (2009)
Convolvulus arvensis f. pallidiroseus P.D.Sell (2009)
Convolvulus arvensis f. paui (Maire) Sauvage & Vindt (1954)
Convolvulus arvensis f. pentarrhabdotus P.D.Sell (2009)
Convolvulus arvensis f. pentastictus P.D.Sell (2009)
Convolvulus arvensis f. perroseus P.D.Sell (2009)
Convolvulus arvensis f. quinquevulnerus P.D.Sell (2009)
Convolvulus arvensis subsp. crispatus Franco (1984)
Convolvulus arvensis var. alvarensis J.Erikson (1901)
Convolvulus arvensis var. aphacifolius Pomel (1874)
Convolvulus arvensis var. auriculatus (Desr.) Choisy (1845)
Convolvulus arvensis var. biflorus Pau (1932)
Convolvulus arvensis var. cherleri (C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult.) Halácsy (1902)
Convolvulus arvensis var. cordifolius Lasch (1829)
Convolvulus arvensis var. filicaulis Pomel (1874)
Convolvulus arvensis var. hastulatus Meisn. (1869)
Convolvulus arvensis var. hirtus Bab. (1839)
Convolvulus arvensis var. linearifolius Choisy (1845)
Convolvulus arvensis var. macrophyllus Cadevall (1932)
Convolvulus arvensis var. minor Lindem. (1850)
Convolvulus arvensis var. minutus Maire (1934)
Convolvulus arvensis var. multiflorus Choisy (1845)
Convolvulus arvensis var. obtusifolius Choisy (1845)
Convolvulus arvensis var. parvifolius Choisy (1845)
Convolvulus arvensis var. paui Maire (1937)
Convolvulus arvensis var. prostratus Rouy (1908)
Convolvulus arvensis var. pumilus Choisy (1845)
Convolvulus arvensis var. stonestreetii Druce (1914)
Convolvulus arvensis var. striatus Lindstr. (1920)
Convolvulus arvensis var. trichoacanthus Merino (1906)
Convolvulus arvensis var. trigonophyllus Maire (1937)
Convolvulus arvensis var. villosus Choisy (1845)
Convolvulus arvensis var. volubilis Klett & Richt. (1830)
Convolvulus auriculatus Desr. (1792)
Convolvulus cherleri C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult. (1819)
Convolvulus cirrhosus R.Br. (1814)
Convolvulus corsicus Roem. & Schult. (1819)
Convolvulus europaeus Barb.-Gamp. (1921)
Convolvulus hastatus Forssk. (1775)
Convolvulus hastifolius Poir. (1814)
Convolvulus incanus var. glabratus Farw. (1923)
Convolvulus mahur Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (1829)
Convolvulus malcolmii Roxb. (1824)
Convolvulus minor Gilib. (1782)
Convolvulus multiflorus Poit. ex Choisy (1845)
Convolvulus prostratus F.W.Schmidt (1794)
Convolvulus quinquelobus Lindem. (1850)
Convolvulus sagittatus Dulac (1867)
Convolvulus sagittifolius Fisch. ex Choisy (1845)
Convolvulus segobricencis Pau (1887)
Convolvulus translucens Hance (1869)
Pantocsekia illyrica Griseb. (1873)
Strophocaulos arvensis (L.) Small (1933)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Maui Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

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Notes

  • Description digitized by Kaleo
  • First collected on Maui in l9l8

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 153 (1753)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:552 (O, M); Imada et al. 2008:12 (Mo); Fleming s.n. BISH 450034 (M†, 1944)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Convolvulus arvensis Between Kahe Point and Barbers Point, Oahu, T. Hawaii On railroad among limestone. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 6008 Oahu BISH 1931-08-30
2 Convolvulus arvensis Ewa Plantation, fields 13c, 14c Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1932-12-15
3 Convolvulus arvensis [Hawaiian Islands; Maui; Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Fleming, D.T. Maui BISH 1944-07-01
4 Convolvulus arvensis Paia Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Maui BISH 1918-08-01
5 Convolvulus arvensis Road near Dillingham Base and Waialua In edge of sugar cane field. Preserved_Specimen Austin, D.F. 7457 Oahu BISH 1985-05-04
6 Convolvulus arvensis Hoolehua, Molokai High School track Preserved_Specimen Dunbar, S. 398 Molokai BISH 2007-07-13
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