Convolvulus remotus

Convolvulus remotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Convolvulus
Species:
C. remotus
Binomial name
Convolvulus remotus

Convolvulus remotus commonly known as bindweed,[2]is a flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae. It is a perennial climber with pink flowers and grows in all mainland states of Australia and the Northern Territory.

Description

Convolvulus remotus is a twining, perennial, terete, hairy, flattened stems, leaves oval-shaped or oblong, 1–8 cm (0.39–3.15 in) long, 5–40 mm (0.20–1.57 in) wide, apex pointed or rounded and a petiole 2–20 mm (0.079–0.787 in) long. Flowers are in a cluster of 2-3 or borne singly in leaf axils, funnel-shaped, pink, 8–13 mm (0.31–0.51 in) long, 8–20 mm (0.31–0.79 in) in diameter, peduncle slender, 5–42 mm (0.20–1.65 in) long with appressed hairs. Flowering may occur anytime of the year and the fruit is a smooth, globe-shaped capsule 5.5–8.5 mm (0.22–0.33 in) long and 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) in diameter.[2][3]

Taxonomy and naming

Convolvulus remotus was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae.[4][5]The specific epithet (remotus) means 'scattered or remote in reference to its location'.[6]

Distribution and habitat

Bindweed is found on a variety of soils, including clay and sand, scrubland, woodlands, floodplains and gullies in New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, Victoria and the Northern Territory.[2][3][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Convolvulus remotus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Kutsche, Frank; Lay, Brendan; Croft, Tim; Kellermann, Jurgen (2013). Plants of Outback South Australia. Adelaide: State Herbarium of South Australia. p. 271. ISBN 9781922027603.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, R.W. "Convolvulus remotus". PlantNET-New South Wales Flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  4. ^ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae. London. p. 483.
  5. ^ "Convolvulus remotus". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ^ George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 392. ISBN 9780958034197.
  7. ^ "Convolvulus remotus". Florabase-the Western Australian flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Convolvulus remotus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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