209 Species of Genus Convolvulus

My Fascination with Convolvulus

I’ve always been drawn to the delicate beauty of Convolvulus, commonly known as bindweed or morning glory. These plants, with their twining stems and vibrant, funnel-shaped flowers, possess a charm that’s hard to resist. Their ability to climb and spread, creating a tapestry of colors, makes them a favorite among gardeners and nature enthusiasts alike.

A Diverse Genus

Convolvulus is a large genus, encompassing approximately 200 species. These species exhibit a wide range of growth habits, flower colors, and ecological adaptations. Some are annuals, completing their life cycle in a single year, while others are perennials, returning year after year. The flowers come in a spectrum of colors, including white, pink, purple, blue, and yellow.

Convolvulus Species

  1. Convolvulus acanthocladus Boiss. & Kotschy
  2. Convolvulus aitchisonii C.B.Clarke
  3. Convolvulus althaeoides L.
  4. Convolvulus ammannii Desr.
  5. Convolvulus angustissimus R.Br.
  6. Convolvulus argillicola Pilg.
  7. Convolvulus argyracanthus Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand.
  8. Convolvulus argyrothamnos Greuter
  9. Convolvulus arvensis L.
  10. Convolvulus aschersonii Engl.
  11. Convolvulus assyricus Griseb.
  12. Convolvulus asyrensis Kotschy
  13. Convolvulus aucheri Choisy
  14. Convolvulus austroafricanus J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
  15. Convolvulus bazmanensis Ranjbar, Ezazi & F.Ghahrem.
  16. Convolvulus × beguinotii Maire & Weiller
  17. Convolvulus betonicifolius Mill.
  18. Convolvulus bidentatus Bernh.
  19. Convolvulus bidrensis Sebsebe
  20. Convolvulus boedeckerianus Peter
  21. Convolvulus boissieri Steud.
  22. Convolvulus bonariensis Cav.
  23. Convolvulus bullerianus Rendle
  24. Convolvulus calvertii Boiss.
  25. Convolvulus canariensis L.
  26. Convolvulus cantabrica L.
  27. Convolvulus capensis Burm.f.
  28. Convolvulus capituliferus Franch.
  29. Convolvulus caput-medusae Lowe
  30. Convolvulus carduchorum P.H.Davis
  31. Convolvulus carrii B.L.Turner
  32. Convolvulus cassius Sam. ex Rech.f.
  33. Convolvulus cataonicus Boiss. & Hausskn.
  34. Convolvulus cephalophorus Boiss.
  35. Convolvulus cephalopodus Boiss.
  36. Convolvulus chilensis Pers.
  37. Convolvulus chinensis Ker Gawl.
  38. Convolvulus chondrilloides Boiss.
  39. Convolvulus clementii Domin
  40. Convolvulus cneorum L.
  41. Convolvulus coelesyriacus Boiss.
  42. Convolvulus commutatus Boiss.
  43. Convolvulus crenatifolius Ruiz & Pav.
  44. Convolvulus crispifolius F.Muell.
  45. Convolvulus × cyprius Boiss.
  46. Convolvulus demissus Choisy
  47. Convolvulus × despreauxii A.Santos & Carine
  48. Convolvulus divaricatus Regel & Schmalh.
  49. Convolvulus dorycnium L.
  50. Convolvulus dregeanus Choisy
  51. Convolvulus dryadum Maire
  52. Convolvulus durandoi Pomel
  53. Convolvulus elymaiticus Mozaff.
  54. Convolvulus ensifolius P.P.A.Ferreira & Sim.-Bianch.
  55. Convolvulus equitans Benth.
  56. Convolvulus eremophilus Boiss. & Buhse
  57. Convolvulus erinaceus Ledeb.
  58. Convolvulus erubescens Sims
  59. Convolvulus euphraticus Bornm.
  60. Convolvulus eyreanus R.W.Johnson
  61. Convolvulus farinosus L.
  62. Convolvulus fatmensis Kunze
  63. Convolvulus fernandesii P.Silva & Teles
  64. Convolvulus floridus L.f.
  65. Convolvulus fractosaxosus Petrie
  66. Convolvulus fruticosus Pall.
  67. Convolvulus fruticulosus Desr.
  68. Convolvulus galapagensis Andersson
  69. Convolvulus galaticus Rostius ex Choisy
  70. Convolvulus galpinii C.H.Wright
  71. Convolvulus germaniciae Boiss. & Hausskn.
  72. Convolvulus gharbensis Batt. & Pit.
  73. Convolvulus glaouorum Braun-Blanq. & Maire
  74. Convolvulus glomeratus Choisy
  75. Convolvulus gortschakovii Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  76. Convolvulus goyderi J.R.I.Wood
  77. Convolvulus gracillimus Rech.f.
  78. Convolvulus graminetinus R.W.Johnson
  79. Convolvulus grantii Balf.f.
  80. Convolvulus grigorjevii Kamelin
  81. Convolvulus hamadae (Vved.) Petrov
  82. Convolvulus hamrinensis Rech.f.
  83. Convolvulus hasslerianus (Chodat) O’Donell
  84. Convolvulus hermanniae L’Hér.
  85. Convolvulus hildebrandtii Vatke
  86. Convolvulus hirsutiflorus Dammann
  87. Convolvulus holosericeus M.Bieb.
  88. Convolvulus hormodensis Ranjbar & Ezazi
  89. Convolvulus humilis Jacq.
  90. Convolvulus hystrix Vahl
  91. Convolvulus incisodentatus J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
  92. Convolvulus iranicus J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
  93. Convolvulus jefferyi Verdc.
  94. Convolvulus jemensis Kotschy
  95. Convolvulus jordanensis Sa’ad
  96. Convolvulus kilimandschari Engl.
  97. Convolvulus koieanus Bornm.
  98. Convolvulus kossmatii Vierh.
  99. Convolvulus kotschyanus Boiss.
  100. Convolvulus krauseanus Regel & Schmalh.
  101. Convolvulus kurdistanicus Mozaff.
  102. Convolvulus laciniatus Desr.
  103. Convolvulus lanatus Vahl
  104. Convolvulus lanjouwii Sa’ad
  105. Convolvulus lanuginosus Desr.
  106. Convolvulus leiocalycinus Boiss.
  107. Convolvulus leptocladus Boiss.
  108. Convolvulus libanoticus Boiss.
  109. Convolvulus lilloi O’Donell
  110. Convolvulus lindbergii Sa’ad
  111. Convolvulus lineatus L.
  112. Convolvulus linoides Bornm.
  113. Convolvulus longipedicellatus Sa’ad
  114. Convolvulus lopezsocasii Svent.
  115. Convolvulus maireanus Pamp.
  116. Convolvulus mairei Halácsy
  117. Convolvulus massonii F.Dietr.
  118. Convolvulus mazicum Emb. & Maire
  119. Convolvulus meonanthus Hoffmanns. & Link
  120. Convolvulus microcalyx C.B.Clarke
  121. Convolvulus microsepalus R.W.Johnson
  122. Convolvulus mollissimus Bertol.
  123. Convolvulus montanus Ooststr.
  124. Convolvulus multifidus Thunb.
  125. Convolvulus namaquensis (Schltr. ex A.Meeuse) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
  126. Convolvulus natalensis Bernh.
  127. Convolvulus ocellatus Hook.
  128. Convolvulus oleifolius Desr.
  129. Convolvulus oppositifolius Alfarhan
  130. Convolvulus oreophilus House
  131. Convolvulus oxyphyllus Boiss.
  132. Convolvulus oxysepalus Boiss.
  133. Convolvulus palaestinus Boiss.
  134. Convolvulus palustris Cav.
  135. Convolvulus peninsularis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
  136. Convolvulus pentapetaloides L.
  137. Convolvulus persicus L.
  138. Convolvulus phrygius Bornm.
  139. Convolvulus pilosellifolius Desr.
  140. Convolvulus pitardii Batt.
  141. Convolvulus × platigena Speg.
  142. Convolvulus prostratus Forssk.
  143. Convolvulus pseudocantabrica Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  144. Convolvulus × pseudocompactus C.Aykurt & Sümbül
  145. Convolvulus pseudoscammonia K.Koch
  146. Convolvulus pyrophilus O.Nazarova & Hislop
  147. Convolvulus pyrrhotrichus Boiss.
  148. Convolvulus randii Rendle
  149. Convolvulus rectangularis Rech.f.
  150. Convolvulus recurvatus R.W.Johnson
  151. Convolvulus remotus R.Br.
  152. Convolvulus reticulatus Choisy
  153. Convolvulus rhyniospermus Hochst. ex Choisy
  154. Convolvulus rottlerianus Choisy
  155. Convolvulus rufescens Choisy
  156. Convolvulus sabatius Viv.
  157. Convolvulus sagittatus Thunb.
  158. Convolvulus sarmentosus Balf.f.
  159. Convolvulus sarothrocladus Boiss. & Hausskn.
  160. Convolvulus scammonia L.
  161. Convolvulus schimperi Boiss.
  162. Convolvulus schirazianus Boiss.
  163. Convolvulus schulzei O’Donell
  164. Convolvulus scindicus Stocks
  165. Convolvulus scoparius L.f.
  166. Convolvulus scopulatus Thulin
  167. Convolvulus secundus Desr.
  168. Convolvulus selloi Meisn.
  169. Convolvulus semhaensis (R.R.Mill) J.A.Luna & Carine
  170. Convolvulus sericocephalus Juz.
  171. Convolvulus sericophyllus T.Anderson
  172. Convolvulus siculus L.
  173. Convolvulus simulans L.M.Perry
  174. Convolvulus sinuatodentatus Collett & Hemsl.
  175. Convolvulus socotranus Verdc.
  176. Convolvulus spicatus Peter ex Hallier f.
  177. Convolvulus spinifer Popov
  178. Convolvulus spinosus Burm.f.
  179. Convolvulus stachydifolius Choisy
  180. Convolvulus stapfii Rech.f.
  181. Convolvulus stenocladus Chiov.
  182. Convolvulus steppicola Hand.-Mazz.
  183. Convolvulus subsericeus Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  184. Convolvulus subspathulatus Vatke
  185. Convolvulus suendermannii Bornm.
  186. Convolvulus supinus Coss. & Kralik
  187. Convolvulus tedmoorei R.W.Johnson
  188. Convolvulus thomsonii Baker
  189. Convolvulus thunbergii Roem. & Schult.
  190. Convolvulus trabutianus Schweinf. & Muschl.
  191. Convolvulus tragacanthoides Turcz.
  192. Convolvulus tricolor L.
  193. Convolvulus truncatus Vell.
  194. Convolvulus tschimganicus Popov & Vved.
  195. Convolvulus tujuntauensis Kinzik.
  196. Convolvulus × turcicus Aykurt & Sümbül
  197. Convolvulus turrillianus Parsa
  198. Convolvulus ulicinus Boiss.
  199. Convolvulus urosepalus Pau
  200. Convolvulus valentinus Cav.
  201. Convolvulus verdcourtianus Sebsebe
  202. Convolvulus verecundus Allan
  203. Convolvulus vidalii Pau
  204. Convolvulus virgatus Boiss.
  205. Convolvulus vollesenii Sebsebe
  206. Convolvulus volubilis Brouss. ex Link
  207. Convolvulus waitaha (Sykes) Heenan, Molloy & de Lange
  208. Convolvulus wimmerensis R.W.Johnson
  209. Convolvulus xanthopotamicus J.R.I.Wood & Scotland

Ecological Significance

Convolvulus species play a vital role in their ecosystems. Their flowers provide nectar and pollen for a variety of pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and moths. Their leaves serve as food for the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, such as the convolvulus hawk moth.

Cultivation and Care

Many Convolvulus species are cultivated as ornamental plants. They are relatively easy to grow, requiring well-drained soil and plenty of sunlight. Some species, such as Convolvulus arvensis, can be invasive, so it’s important to choose non-invasive varieties for garden settings.

My Personal Experiences

I’ve had the pleasure of growing several Convolvulus species in my own garden. I’ve been particularly impressed by the vigor and beauty of Convolvulus tricolor. Its cheerful flowers have brightened up my garden, attracting pollinators and adding a touch of whimsy.

Conclusion

Convolvulus is a fascinating genus that offers a wealth of diversity and beauty. Whether you’re a gardener, a nature lover, or simply someone who appreciates the beauty of flowers, Convolvulus is sure to capture your attention.

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