Calystegia soldanella

Calystegia soldanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Calystegia
Species:	C. soldanella
Binomial name
	Calystegia soldanella; (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

The morning glory Calystegia soldanella (syn. Convolvulus soldanella) is a species of bindweed known by various common names such as sea bindweed,^[1] seashore false bindweed, shore bindweed, shore convolvulus and beach morning glory.^[2]

It is a perennial vine which grows in beach sand and other coastal habitats in temperate regions across the world.^[3] It is also known as 'The Prince's Flower' after Prince Charles Edward Stuart who sowed it on the Island of Eriskay, Scotland, when he landed there in 1745 to lead the Jacobite rising.^[4]

The plant bears trailing,^[1] fleshy stems, kidney-shaped leaves, and creamy-white flower buds and attractive morning glory-like flowers with corollas delicate pink to vivid lavender. They are insect-pollinated.

Distribution[]

In North America Calystegia soldanella is found on the west coast and selected areas of the east coast. In the United Kingdom it is widespread on the sandy coasts of England and Wales, less common in Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is also widespread around the coast of Ireland and Mediterran coast.^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Reader's Digest Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain. Reader's Digest. 1981. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-276-00217-5.
^ Brummitt, R.K. (2012). "Calystegia soldanella". Jepson eFlora. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ "Calystegia soldanella". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ [E. Dwelly, Gaelic Dictionary (1911)]
^ "Calystegia soldanella". Online Atlas of British and Irish Flora. 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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[Readers-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Reader's Digest Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain. Reader's Digest. 1981. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-276-00217-5.

[2] Brummitt, R.K. (2012). "Calystegia soldanella". Jepson eFlora. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

[nzpcn-3] "Calystegia soldanella". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

[4] [E. Dwelly, Gaelic Dictionary (1911)]

[5] "Calystegia soldanella". Online Atlas of British and Irish Flora. 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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