Pink Bindweed
Convolvulus angustissimus
A low creeper with thin, trailing or twining branches, spreading up to 1.5 m. Moderately to densely hairy. Leaves variable in shape with lower leaves arrow-shaped and very narrow and upper leaves oval to triangular. Single flowers pink with a paler throat, 20 mm wide and funnel-shaped.
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Flora Type | Scramblers, twiners |
Former Scientific Name | Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. fililobus |
Distinctive Features | The pink flowers distinguish it from the weed Convolvulus arvensis, which has white funnel-shaped flowers and many rhizomes. |
Biology | Perennial. Grows on loamy or clay soils in grassy eucalypt woodlands or forests. Grows from a taproot. The flowers only last a day and only open in bright sunshine. Insect pollinated. |
Native Status | Native |
Flowering Time | Sep-Apr |