Bindweed of the hedges

The bindweed of the hedges ( Calystegia sepium ) is a climbing plant, herbaceous, long-lived, of the family of the Convolvulaceae , current in the bushes and the hedges. She is also cultivated for the ornament of the gardens.

Scientific name: Calystegia sepium (L.) R.Br, family of the Convolvulaceae , tribe of the Convolvuleae .

Common nouns: bindweed of the hedges, large bindweed, cuff of the Virgin, of: Zaunwinde, Bärwinde, in: common bindweed, hedge bindweed, beautiful-bind, be: corregula mayor, it: vilucchio maggiore, voluble.

Description

Climbing plant whose voluble Tige S can reach up to 5 m length.

Sheet S, alternate, sagittées (in the iron shape of arrow) with length Petiole, whole limb, acute point, provided with two auricles at its base. This developed enough limb can reach up to 10 cm broad and 15 cm length. The flowers, which appear from May to September are large, up to 6 cm length, white, and isolated on side branches, carried by a long stalk (longer than the flower). Persisting several days, they are closed the night and are reopened the morning. Chalice with 5 sepals, covered with two bractées sepaloid. Corolla in funnel made of five concrescent petals. 5 cheesecloths, ovary supère carrying two marks. The fruits are capsule S of 10 mm length form ovoid, reversed with maturity owing to the fact that the stalk bends downwards.

The plant long-lived by its Rhizome S cylindrical, white, is very ramified. The crawling stems are enracinent very easily.

Distribution

Plant cosmopolitan, spontaneous in all the moderated areas, in Europe, Asia (the Middle East, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Far East), North Africa, Australia, North America and of the South.

Prefer the fertile, fresh grounds with wet.

Use

Cultivated like plants decorative for its very decorative aspect.

Employee in popular medicine like purgative soft.

Synonym

Convolvulus sepium L.

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