Slender bindweed

(Polymeria calycina)

Description

Polymeria calycina, also known as Slender Bindweed, is a species of prostrate herbaceous vine native to northern and Eastern Australia. The species grows in savanna woodlands, open forests and occasionally grasslands.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Solanales

Family:Convolvulaceae

Genus:Polymeria

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