Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.

Common Name : Roundleaf bindweed


Family : Convolvulaceae

HABIT

PERENNIAL HERB, 20-40 CM HIGH.

STEMS

SEVERAL, ROOTING AT NODES, PROSTRATE, SLENDER, VILLOUS OR SCABROUS.

LEAVES

NEARLY CIRCULAR, 1.3-1.7 X 1.2-1.4 CM, GLABROUS OR APPRESSED PILOSE ABAXIALLY, BASE CORDATE TO ROUNDED, APEX ROUNDED OR EMARGINATE.

FLOWERS

1 OR 2 PER LEAF AXIL; WHITE.

FRUITS

CAPSULE OVOID, 2-3 MM IN DIAMETER.

SEEDS

BROWN, OVOID-TRIGONOUS, MINUTELY TUBERCULATE.