Editing Convolvulus

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image                  = Convolvulus arvensis bg.jpg
| image_caption          = ''[[Convolvulus arvensis]]''
| taxon                  = Convolvulus
| authority              = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
| type_species           = ''[[Convolvulus arvensis]]''
| type_species_authority = L.
| subdivision_ranks      = Species
| subdivision            = [[List of Convolvulus species|List of ''Convolvulus'' species]]
}}
[[File:Convolvulus Cephalopodus in Behbahan, Iran (1).jpg|alt=Convolvulus Cephalopodus in Behbahan|thumb|''Convolvulus Cephalopodus'' in [[Behbahan]]]]
'''''Convolvulus''''' {{IPAc-en|k|ə|n|ˈ|v|ɒ|l|v|juː|l|ə|s}}<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book''. 1995. 606–07.</ref> is a genus of about 200<ref>Carine, M. A. and L. Robba. (2010). [http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2010/f/p00014p021f.pdf Taxonomy and evolution of the ''Convolvulus sabatius'' complex (Convolvulaceae).] ''Phytotaxa'' 14 1.</ref> to 250<ref name=china>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=107909 ''Convolvulus''.] Flora of China.</ref><ref name=jeps>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=11474 ''Convolvulus'']. The Jepson eFlora. 2013.</ref> species of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[bindweed]] family [[Convolvulaceae]],<ref>Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012. ''Webb's An Irish Flora''. Cork University Press. {{ISBN|978-185918-4783}}</ref> with a [[cosmopolitan distribution]]. Common names include '''bindweed''' and '''[[morning glory]]'''; both are names shared with other closely related [[genus|genera]].

==Description==
They are [[Annual plant|annual]] or [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous]] [[vine]]s, [[bine (botany)|bines]] and (a few species of) woody [[shrub]]s, growing to 0.3–3 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are spirally arranged, and the [[flower]]s trumpet-shaped, mostly white or pink, but blue, violet, purple, or yellow in some species.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

==Ecology==
[[File:AS876.jpg|alt=convolvulus sp.|thumb|''[[Convolvulus leiocalycinus]]'' in habitat]]
Many of the species are [[invasive species|invasive]] [[weed]]s; but others are cultivated for their attractive [[flower]]s, while some are [[Threatened species|globally threatened]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

''Convolvulus'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species, including the [[Agrius convolvuli|convolvulus hawk moth]], the [[Bedellia somnulentella|sweet potato leaf miner]] (''Bedellia somnulentella'') and [[Orthonama obstipata|the gem]]; the [[leaf miner]] ''[[Bucculatrix cantabricella]]'' feeds exclusively on ''C. cantabricus''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

==Gallery==
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File:PikiWiki Israel 7035 Plants of Israel.jpg|''[[Convolvulus dorycnium]]''
File:Convolvulus sabatius0.jpg|''[[Convolvulus sabatius]]''
File:Convolvulus tricolor.jpg|Cultivated ''[[Convolvulus tricolor]]''
File:Convolvulus althaeoides 1-fruto.jpg|''[[Convolvulus althaeoides]]''
File:Convolvulus arvensis -flower view 01.jpg|''[[Convolvulus arvensis]]''
File:Семечко вьюнка.jpg|Seed under a microscope
File:Convolvulus Cephalopodus in Behbahan, Iran (1).jpg|''Convolvulus cephalopodus'' in [[Behbahan]]
File:Convolvulus Cephalopodus in Behbahan, Iran (2).jpg|''Convolvulus cephalopodus'' in [[Behbahan]]
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Cite NSRW|wstitle=Convolvulus, Wild Morning-Glory}}
* [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Convolvulus&SPECIES_XREF=&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: ''Convolvulus'']

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[[Category:Convolvulus| ]]
[[Category:Convolvulaceae genera]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]