Category: Convolvulaceae

  • Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

    Photographed July 2.

    Delicate little morning-glory flowers often found running prostrate on the ground in a lawn, although the vines will climb several feet if they get a footing in tall weeds. These were growing in a weed patch along an alley in Carnegie.

    For a description of the species, see the Convolvulus arvensis reference page.

  • Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea)

    Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), violet form
    All pictures but one photographed September 2 with a Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6.

    Weedy but splendid, Morning Glories come in a range of colors, three of which were growing in this one patch in Beechview. Shades of violet and pink are the most common, but here we also have a pale blue.

    Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), pale blue form
    This picture alone photographed September 1 with a Samsung Galaxy A15 5G.
    Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), pink form
    Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), violet form
    Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), violet form
    Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), pink form
    Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), violet form

    For a description of the species, see the Ipomoea purpurea reference page.

    Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), violet form

  • Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

    Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

    A delicate-looking little morning glory that mostly clambers along the ground and is well adapted to survive in frequently mowed fields.

    Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) with a bee

    It seems to make bees happy, and we approve of things that make bees happy. The bee gives us a good idea of the scale of the flower.

    Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

    Colors vary from pure white into deep pink, often with stripes.

    Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
    Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
    Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

    These plants were all blooming in St. Peter’s Cemetery in the Arlington neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

    Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
    Photographed June 24 with a Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6.

    For a description of the species, see the Convolvulus arvensis reference page.

  • Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

    Convolvulus arvensis

    A delicate-looking wild morning glory that can survive mowing to light up lawns. These were photographed June 8 on a hillside in Beechview.

    For a fuller description, see the Convolvulus arvensis reference page.

    Field Bindweed
    Convolvulus arvensis
  • Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), Pale Blue Form

    Pale blue morning glory
    Photographed September 2.

    Morning Glories are very common weeds here; they can be quite rampant, but they reward us with gorgeous flowers. By far the majority are in deep purple or pink, but the genetics of the species are variable enough to have produced a wide variety of cultivated colors, and we sometimes see unusual colors in the wild. Here is a wild pale-blue form that grew in Beechview.

    Ipomoea purpurea, pale blue