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Genus: Convolvulus Life
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> Euasterid I > Order: Solanales > Family: Convolvulaceae
 Convolvulus mauritanicus,
in the Company Gardens, Cape Town. Indigenous to North Africa. |
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Convolvulus looks similar to Ipomoea
but differs in having the stigma linearly divided. The naturalised species Convolvulus arvensis (Field
bindweed, Wild morning-glory, Klimop) is a
declared Category 1 invader plant in
South Africa. Herbivores
in southern Africa
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