Texas bindweed | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Convolvulaceae |
Genus: | Convolvulus |
Species: | C. equitans
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Binomial name | |
Convolvulus equitans Benth., 1839
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Convolvulus equitans, commonly known as Texas bindweed, is a species of morning glory. It is native to the central and western United States and Mexico.[2] Its overlapping petals give C. equitans its name; equitans being Latin for "riding on horseback".[3]