Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Science: Botany: Morning Glories

The Morning Glory Species Calystegia sepium is a species of bindweed, and very common in Washington, United States. It is a vine that twines itself around other plants. The leaves are simple type and the flowers are white and trumpet-shaped. There are several subspecies of Calystegia sepium, they are listed below:
Calystegia sepium
  • Americana, North America
  • Angulata, North America
  • Appalachiana, Eastern North America
  • Binghamiae, California
  • Erratica, North America
  • Limnophila, South America
  • Roseata, Western Europe, Coasts, Pink
  • Sepium, Europe, Asia
  • Spectabilias, Siberia, Pinkish
Calystegia sepium is labeled as a noxious weed. It flowers late spring to the end of summer.