Calystegia spithamaea

Calystegia spithamaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Calystegia
Species:
C. spithamaea
Binomial name
Calystegia spithamaea
(L.) Pursh

Calystegia spithamaea, which common names include: low false bindweed, low bindweed, erect bindweed, and upright bindweed,[1] is a species of plant found in eastern North America.

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as threatened in Maine and Vermont and endangered in Massachusetts and New Jersey.[1] It is listed as a species of special concern in Connecticut, where it is believed to be extirpated.[2]


References

  1. ^ a b "Plants Profile for Calystegia spithamaea (Low false bindweed )". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2 January 2017. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)


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