It was described by
Robert Brown in 1810. this refers to the large bracts that cover the sepals.
Species The following species are recognised in the genus
Calystegia: •
Calystegia affinis •
Calystegia atriplicifolia – nightblooming false bindweed •
Calystegia binghamiae •
Calystegia brummittii •
Calystegia catesbiana – Catesby's false bindweed •
Calystegia collina – Coast Range false bindweed •
Calystegia felix •
Calystegia hederacea – Japanese false bindweed •
Calystegia × howittiorum •
Calystegia × krauseana •
Calystegia longipes – Paiute false bindweed, plateau morning glory •
Calystegia × lucana •
Calystegia macaunii – Macoun's false bindweed •
Calystegia macrostegia – island false bindweed •
Calystegia malacophylla – sierra false bindweed •
Calystegia marginata – small-flowered white bindweed New Zealand •
Calystegia × melnikovae •
Calystegia occidentalis – chaparral false bindweed •
Calystegia peirsonii – Peirson's false bindweed •
Calystegia pellita – hairy false bindweed •
Calystegia pubescens •
Calystegia × pulchra – hairy bindweed •
Calystegia purpurata – Pacific false bindweed •
Calystegia × scania •
Calystegia sepium – large bindweed, hedge bindweed, bearbind, hedgebell (
type species) •
Calystegia silvatica – great bindweed, shortstalk bindweed •
Calystegia soldanella – sea bindweed, seashore false bindweed, beach morning glory •
Calystegia spithamaea – low false bindweed, upright bindweed •
Calystegia stebbinsii – Stebbins' false bindweed, Stebbins' morning glory •
Calystegia subacaulis – hillside false bindweed •
Calystegia tuguriorum – New Zealand bindweed, pōuwhiwhi, pōwhiwhi, rarotawake •
Calystegia vanzuukiae File:DSCM1934_Helix_Zaunwinde.jpg File:Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe (8595873042).jpg|
Calystegia sepium (
van Houtte, L., 1853) ==Ecology==