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Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family
Texas Bindweed Convolvulus equitans
Flower about 3/4" wide. Tendrils shown are 3 feet from center of plant. Tendrils wraps around other plants to climb.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April-May 2004
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Shackelford, Callahan, Coleman, Brown, Coke, Fisher)

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Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
White flower, up to 1" wide, with pink blush at edges (full white star). Rapid growth chokes other plants.
(Introduced, native of Eurasia, invasive - Brown, Runnels)

     

Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family
Wild Morning-glory (Tievine, Sharp-Pod Morning-glory, Purple Bindweed) Ipomoea cordatotriloba (Ipomoea trichocarpa)
This plant's species name has changed from the one mentioned in most guide books.
Flower 1"-2" wide, deep purple/rose color with dark center. Flowers open at sun rise and close at midday. Climbing vine grows from a tuberous root. Stems can reach 15 feet long. Leaves have three lobes and vary in size up to 4" long (they can also be a pinched heart shape).
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, September 2004
(Native of Texas - Coleman, Brown, Coke)

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Bush Morning-glory Ipomoea leptophylla
Pink flower with darker center (not as dramatic as Ipomoea cordatotriloba).  Linear leaves.
(Native of Texas - Coke)

           

Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family
Morning-glory (Common Morning-glory) Ipomoea purpurea
Flower 2"-3" wide. This plant has years of cultivation so many colors are available. Flowers open at sun rise and close at midday. Climbing vine grows from a tuberous root. Stems can reach 15 feet long. Heart shaped leaves vary in size up to 4" long.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, October 2005
(Introduced, native of Central America - Brown, Coke)