Calystegia japonica Japanese bindweed (Convolvulaceae)

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Calystegia japonica
Japanese bindweed
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The Calystegia japonica plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea. It is a member of the Convolvulaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Japanese bindweed. Some home gardeners know the variety as C. subvolubilis. non Don.

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Latin Name:  Calystegia japonica
Common Name:  Japanese bindweed
Family:  Convolvulaceae
Author:  Choisy.

Known Hazards:  This species is said to be purgative[173], some caution is advised.

Mature Height:  3   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Sunny grassy places and thickets in lowland all over Japan[58].

Cultivation Notes: Easily grown in ordinary garden soil in a sunny position, but plants are apt to become invasive[1, 200]. There is some confusion over this name. Different reports quote different authors for the latin name, the one we have used for this record and also C. japonica. (Thunb.)Miq., which is said to be a synonym of C. hederacea[200].

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