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NZ Plants
Calystegia soldanella - shore bindweed, rauparaha
Morning-glory family: Convolvulaceae
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Stem, glands
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Leaf, lower surface
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Leaf, stomata
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Flower, side view
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Flower, top view
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Flower, sectional view
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Flower, nectaries
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Young fruits
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Calystegia soldanella is a creeping and many-branched perennial herb. Leaves are undivided, kidney shaped, fleshy and glossy. Flowers are pink with white stripes to white. A species present in both the Southern and northern Hemisphere temperate areas.
Found throughout New Zealand on sand dunes and lake shores.
Vegetative characteristics |
Reproductive characteristics |
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Plant form: vine |
Arrangement of parts: symmetric |
Flower size: 20-40 mm diam. |
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Leaf form: undivided, kidney shaped |
Sepals: 5 |
Leaf size: 5-10 cm |
Petals: 5, white to pink |
Leaf arrangement: singly along stem |
Sexuality: bisexual |
Leaf attachment: |
Stamens: 5 |
Leaf margin: smooth |
Ovary: above petals |
Leaf surface: hairless |
Fruit: dry |