Calystegia spithamaea

Calystegia spithamaea, which common names include: low false bindweed, low bindweed, erect bindweed, and upright bindweed,[1] is a plant.

Calystegia spithamaea
Botanical illustration
Scientific 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

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as threatened in Maine and Vermont and endangered in Massachusetts and New Jersey.[2] It is listed as a species of special concern in Connecticut, where it is believed to be extirpated.[3]

References
  1. "Plants Profile for Calystegia spithamaea (Low false bindweed )". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. "Plants Profile for Calystegia spithamaea (Low false bindweed )". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. "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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