[The Morning Glory Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Hedge Bindweed, Hedge False Bindweed, Lady's-nightcap, Lady's Nightcap

Calystegia sepium ssp. angulata

Synonyms: Calystegia sepium, Calystegia sepium var. angulata, Calystegia sepium var. repens, Convolvulus repens, Convolvulus sepium, Convolvulus sepium var. communis, Convolvulus sepium var. repens

Characteristics:

Hedge Bindweed is also known as bell-bind, Rutland beauty and lady's-nightcap.

It is an attractive species but has been known to be rather invasive. The stems are trailing to climbing and measure from 2-3 meters in length. The numerous leaves are somewhat arrowhead-shaped with the basal lobes rounded to angled and pointed tips. The blades measure 5-12 cm long and are about half as wide. The petioles measure 2-8 cm long.

The funnel-shaped flowers are usually single in the leaf axils. The corolla measures 4-7 cm long and ranges from white to deep pink in color. The stigmas are ovoid and much flattened. The calyx is lobed nearly to the base.

Habitat:

hedge bindweed is a plant found in moist soils, especially along river bottoms and in coastal marshes. It is frequently found in disturbed soils and waste areas.

Range:

Hedge bindweed is an imported species from Europe and the east coast of North America. It is now common in the Puget Sound region and other scattered lowland localities west of the Cascades.

In the Columbia River Gorge it may be found between the elevations of 100'-800' from the Sandy River east to Klickitat River.

Paul Slichter