M.A. Garcia, S. Demissew, & M. Thulin (2006) 3: 221-258
Plants annual or perennial herbs or shrubs with erect, prostrate, pr twining stems. Inflorescences axillary, cymes or solitary flowers. Sepals equal or subequal; corollas campanulate or funnel-shaped, usually almost entire; stamens and styles included; ovaries 2-celled, with 2 ovules per cell; styles simple, filiform; stigmas 2, filiform or oblong. Capsules usually 4-valeved; seeds mostly glabrous, 1-4.
Convolvulus includes about 250 species which grow primarily in temperate and subtropical regions but there are some that are native to the tropics.
Plants shrubs, subshrubs or herbs, erect, prostrate or twining, spinous or not. Leaves simple, alternate, entire or lobed, often pubescent. Inflorescences terminal or axillary cymes, involucrate heads, or solitary flowers. Flowers bracteate, bisexual, radially symmetric; sepals free, equal or subequal; corollas united, usually funnel-shaped or campanulate; filaments epipetalous, usually unequal, gradually subulate; ovaries superior, 2-4-locular; styles single, 2-branched, branches filiform, linear, or cylindrical. Fruits capsules, glabrous or pubescent; seeds 1-4 per capsule, smooth or tuberculate, glabrous or pubescent.
Convolvulus is a genus of about 250 species which grow primarily in temperate and subtropical regions.
Note: GBIF records include introduced and cultivated plants. Consequently, the distribution shown often differs from statements about a taxon's native distribution.
