| Texas bindweed | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Convolvulus |
| Species: | C. equitans |
| Binomial name | |
| Convolvulus equitans Benth., 1839 | |
Convolvulus equitans, commonly known as Texas bindweed, is a species of morning glory. It is native to the central and western United States and Mexico. Its overlapping petals give C. equitans its name; equitans being Latin for "riding on horseback".
References
- NatureServe (2024). "Convolvulus equitans". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- "Convolvulus equitans Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- Michael John Haddock, Freeman, C. C., & Bare, J. E. (2015). Kansas Wildflowers and Weeds (p. 231). University Press Of Kansas.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Convolvulus equitans |
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