Flower ID: IMG_1186.JPG-07-17-2017 Flower name (scientific): Calystegia sepium (Linnaeus) Robert Brown PY: 1810. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) kal-ih-STEE-jee-uh SEP-ee-um Flower name (common): Hedge Bindweed Family name (common): Morning Glory Family name (scientific): Convolvulaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek for a covering cup. Derived from the Greek words kalux, for cup, and stegos, for a covering. The calyx is covered at least partially by the bracts. Specific epithet: Growing along hedges. Common name origin: From a common habitat and its ability to bind and climb up other vegetation. Flower description: Size: 1.5 to 2.5 inches (3.8 to 6.3 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: White to pink. Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Vine Size: 36 to 120 inches (91 to 305 cm) long. Stem hairy: glabrous or glabrate Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Leaves are up to about 12 cm long and about 5 to 7 cm wide. Color: upper surface meedium green, lower surface lighter green. Hairy: Upper surface glabrous or glabrate, lower surface typically glabrous. Other: Shape: leaf, sagittate-triangular or hastate-triangular (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Meadows, prairies, thickets, roadsides, disturbed sites, sun or part shade, moist. Fruit: Brown capsule about 10 to 15 mm long. Seed: Dark brown to blackish, about 4 to 5 mm long, and ovate to oblong-ovate in outline. Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ipomoea pandurata (Wild Sweet Potato) and Ipomoea lacunosa (Small White Morning Glory) resemble Calystegia sepium. Ipomoea lacunosa has only been reported from one county (Grant) in the south west corner of Wisconsin, and according to the USDA distribution map, Ipomoea pandurata is not reported in Wisconsin. Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed) is similar, but has smaller flowers and leaves compared to Calystegia sepium. Calystegia spithamaea (Low False Bindweed) has similar flowers but has a plant height to around 20 inches compared with C. sepium as a 3 to 10 foot vine. Calystegia silvatica is also similar, but not reported in this region. Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Convolvulus sepium Linnaeus in Sp. Pl.: 153 (1753). Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 2 homotypic synonyms for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): na Autonym:Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium (Accepted infraspecifics in North America are Calystegia sepium subsp. americana (Sims) Brummitt, Calystegia sepium subsp. angulata Brummitt, Calystegia sepium subsp. appalachiana Brummitt, Calystegia sepium subsp. erratica Brummitt, Calystegia sepium subsp. limnophila (Greene) Brummitt. Those found outside North America are Calystegia sepium subsp. baltica Rothm., Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata Brummitt, Calystegia sepium subsp. spectabilis Brummitt.) Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC