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Hedge Bindweed, Calystegia sepium Family: Convolvulaceae
Hedge Bindweed
Calystegia sepium


Flowering time: July-September. Perennial. Native

The most frequent Bindweed and very common in hedges, woods, gardens and on waste ground

Large white flowers with bracteoles that are longer than the calyx and not overlapping so the sepals are visible. The flower stalks (pedicels) are as long or longer than the leaf stalks and the leaves are arrow-shaped. The form with divided petals is Calystegia sepium f. schizoflora

Hybrids occur with Large Bindweed, C. silvatica: Calystegia x lucana


Hedge Bindweed, Calystegia sepium

Hedge Bindweed, Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed, Calystegia sepium
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