Convolvulaceae
(kon-vol-voo-LAY-see-ee)
– a family in the Solanales order –
Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 17 not-too-obscure plants that are in the Morning Glory Family:
- Calystegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed) [CC1]
- Calystegia silvatica (Giant Bindweed) [CC1]
- Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed) [intro]
- Cuscuta campestris (Field Dodder) [CC4]
- Cuscuta cephalanthi (Buttonbush Dodder) [CC6]
- Cuscuta compacta (Compact Dodder) [CC7]
- Cuscuta cuspidata (Cusp Dodder) [CC5]
- Cuscuta glomerata (Rope Dodder) [CC5]
- Cuscuta gronovii (Common Dodder) [CC3]
- Cuscuta pentagona (Five-Angled Dodder) [CC5]
- Cuscuta polygonorum (Smartweed Dodder) [CC7]
- Evolvulus nuttallianus (Shaggy Dwarf Morning Glory) [CC8]
- Ipomoea coccinea (Red Morning Glory) [intro]
- Ipomoea hederacea (Ivyleaf Morning Glory) [intro]
- Ipomoea lacunosa (White Morning Glory) [CC1]
- Ipomoea pandurata (Wild Sweet Potato) [CC2]
- Ipomoea purpurea (Common Morning Glory) [intro]
[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism