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
Convolvulaceae
Location: S of Austin Hwy, W side of Salado Creek at bridge, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun; many, but scattered. Dry caliche slope, twining on Lepedium.
Description: Stems prostrate and twining, to 8 dm long. Petioles roughly half length of blades. Blades variable; narrowly oblong w/ spreading basal lobes. Corolla not present. Pedicels longer than calyces, shorter than peduncles.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 20, 1994
Specimen number: 602
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0888
Accession Date: Aug 23, 1994
Accession Number: 66
Annotations: SXFXB (In fruit)