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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. Native 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. About 250 species, found worldwide, with 14
species indigenous and 1 species naturalised in southern Africa. Differs from Ipomoea in having the stigma divided.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Convolvulus argillicola |
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Convolvulus arvensis |
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Convolvulus aschersonii |
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Convolvulus bidentatus |
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Convolvulus boedeckerianus |
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Convolvulus capensis |
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Convolvulus dregeanus |
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Convolvulus farinosus |
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Convolvulus galpinii |
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Convolvulus multifidus |
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Convolvulus natalensis |
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Convolvulus ocellatus |
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Convolvulus sagittatus |
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Convolvulus thunbergii |
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Herbivores
in southern Africa
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