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Nihinihi, Shore bindweed
| Common
name: Nihinihi, Shore bindweed |
Botanical
name: Calystegia soldanella |
| Family: Convolvulaceae |
Maximum height: Ground
cover |
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Where found:
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- Sand dunes and coastal cliffs
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| Description: |
- Leaves are fleshy and shining, kidney shaped, 2-5 cm in diameter
on creeping rhizomes.
- Plants often form large patches or low mounds.
- The trumpet like flowers are pink and white, similar to the
ordinary garden bindweed or convolvulus.
- Flowers Sept - March. Fruit is a large round capsule containing
dark brown seeds
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PHOTO: Peter Winter
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