Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Convolvulus equitans
Convolvulus equitans Benth.
Texas Bindweed, Bindweed
Convolvulaceae (Morning-Glory Family)
USDA Symbol: COEQUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Convolvulus equitans
Gray Bindweed, Texas Bindweed
Convolvulaceae
Location: Vacant lot, #13 Campden Circle- Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun, nominal moisture; alkaline, alluvial soil.
Description: Multi-stemmed perennial from stout taproot. Stems sprawling/clamboring, sometimes twining to 1 m long, pubescent (grayish). Leaves halbard shaped, petioled, alternate. Flowers axillary, very long peduncled (to 5 cm), white. Sepals 8 mm long.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Sept. 3, 1987
Specimen number: 316
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0107
Accession Date: Sept. 28, 1993
Accession Number: 41
Annotations: SCFRB