Calystegia pubescens Lindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Calystegia

Characteristics

Stems trailing or usually climbing, to several meters tall, glabrous to sparsely pubescent. Petiole 1--6 cm; leaf blade narrowly triangular to oblong, glabrous to sparsely pubescent, ± parallel sided at middle, weakly to strongly lobed at base but lobes not more than 1/3 length of midvein. Peduncles not exceeding leaf, glabrous or pubescent toward base; bracteoles 1.5--2.1(--2.4) X 0.8--1.4 cm, usually glabrous and obtuse. Corolla pink or rarely white, 4.2--6.7 cm. Stamens 2.4--3.2 cm; anthers 4.5--6 mm. Fl. Aug. 2n = 22.
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A herb. The stems are trailing or climbing. They can be several metres long. The leaf stalks are 1-6 cm long. The leaves are narrowly triangle shaped and can have some hairs. The flowers are funnel shaped.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sunny grassy places and thickets in lowland. Waste places, grassy or shrubby hillsides, sometimes a weed of cultivation.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows on coastal sandy land.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

The roots are eaten. Caution: They can cause diarrhoea.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves roots shoots stems
Therapeutic use Aperient (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

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Calystegia pubescens unspecified picture

Distribution

Calystegia pubescens world distribution map, present in Canada, China, Japan, Mongolia, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:265686-1
WFO ID wfo-0001297178
COL ID Q82H
BDTFX ID 80608
INPN ID 721931
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Calystegia chinensis Ipomoea japonica Convolvulus pellitus f. anestius Volvulus pubescens Calystegia pubescens f. albiflora Calystegia sepium f. major Calystegia pubescens f. major Calystegia sepium f. albiflora Convolvulus japonicus Calystegia japonica Volvulus japonicus Calystegia dahurica f. anestia Calystegia japonica f. albiflora Calystegia pubescens Calystegia japonica var. albiflora Volvulus japonicus var. pubescens