Grassy Bindweed
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.


Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
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Oodnadatta
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Wudinna
Keith
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Bridgewater (NCP01) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern [undercollected] |
Glenelg Plain (NCP02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [(no records) T Horn has records] |
Lucindale (NCP03) | | Least Concern |
Tintinara (NCP04) | | Least Concern |
Kangaroo Island (KAN01) | Kanmantoo | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [only on north coast] |
Fleurieu (KAN02) | | Least Concern [weeds a threat] |
Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01) | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern [weeds a threat] |
Broughton (FLB02) | | Least Concern |
Olary Spur (FLB03) | | Least Concern |
Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Least Concern |
Northern Flinders (FLB05) | | Least Concern |
Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Least Concern |
Southern Yorke (EYB01) | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern |
St Vincent (EYB02) | | Least Concern |
Eyre Hills (EYB03) | | Least Concern |
Talia (EYB04) | | Least Concern |
Eyre Mallee (EYB05) | | Least Concern |
South Olary Plain (MDD01) | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern [undercollected] |
Murray Mallee (MDD02) | | Least Concern |
Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Lowan Mallee (MDD04) | | Near Threatened |
Wimmera (MDD05) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Braemer (MDD07) | | Least Concern |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Least Concern |
Myall Plains (GAW01) | Gawler | Least Concern |
Gawler Volcanics (GAW02) | | Least Concern |
Gawler Lakes (GAW03) | | Least Concern |
Arcoona Plateau (GAW04) | | Least Concern |
Kingoonya (GAW05) | | Least Concern |
Torrens (GAW06) | | Least Concern |
Roxby (GAW07) | | Least Concern |
Kintore (GVD04) | Great Victoria Desert | Least Concern |
Yellabinna (GVD06) | | Least Concern |
Carlisle (NUL01) | Nullarbor | Least Concern |
Nullarbor Plain (NUL02) | | Least Concern |
Yalata (NUL03) | | Least Concern |
Barrier Range (BHC01) | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern |
Barrier Range Outwash (BHC04) | | Least Concern |
Bimbowrie (BHC05) | | Least Concern |
Curnamona (BHC06) | | Least Concern |
Strzelecki Desert (SSD05) | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Least Concern |
Breakaways (STP01) | Stony Plains | Least Concern |
Oodnadatta (STP02) | | Least Concern |
Murnpeowie (STP03) | | Least Concern |
Peake-Dennison Inlier (STP04) | | Least Concern |
Witjira (STP06) | | Least Concern |
Baltana (STP07) | | Least Concern |
Sturt Stony Desert (CHC02) | Channel Country | Least Concern |
Coongie (CHC06) | | Least Concern |
Lake Pure (CHC07) | | Least Concern |
Mann-Musgrave Block (CER01) | Central Ranges | Least Concern |
Watarru (CER02) | | Near Threatened |
Everard Block (CER03) | | Least Concern |
Tieyon (FIN03) | Finke | Least Concern |
Pedirka (FIN04) | | Least Concern |
4 of 4 subregions | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern , Rare |
2 of 2 subregions | Kanmantoo | Least Concern , Rare |
6 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern |
5 of 5 subregions | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern |
6 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Least Concern |
7 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Least Concern |
2 of 4 subregions | Great Victoria Desert | Least Concern |
3 of 3 subregions | Nullarbor | Least Concern |
4 of 4 subregions | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern |
Strzelecki Desert (SSD05) | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Least Concern |
6 of 7 subregions | Stony Plains | Least Concern |
3 of 4 subregions | Channel Country | Least Concern |
3 of 3 subregions | Central Ranges | Least Concern , Near Threatened |
2 of 2 subregions | Finke | Least Concern |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 7
Common names
Grassy Bindweed
Etymology
Convolvulus the Latin name of some bindweed, from 'convolvere' meaning to roll together or entwine. Remotus means remote (as in remote places, scattered); alluding to the species distribution or habitat.
Distribution and status
Found across most part of South Australia, growing on a wide variety of soil types from clays through loams to sands, in chenopod shrublands Acacia shrublands, open mallee woodlands and heaths and on sandhills iand drainage lines. Also found in all mainly states. Native. Common in South Australia. Uncommon in Queensland. Common in the other states.
Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Nullarbor, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Plant description
Herb with trailing and twining stems. Leaves ovate to oblong, hastate or sagittate, to 80 mm long and 40 mm wide, acute to rounded, mucronulate, base cordate, basal lobes entire or occasionally with a secondary pair of lobes, terminal lobe entire, sparsely to densely hairy. Flower-spike a cymose, with 1�3 funnel-shaped pink flowers. Flowering between August and December. Fruits are brown globular capsule to 7 mm diameter. Seeds are dark brown to black secteroid seed, with a slight rugose surface. Seed embryo type is folded.
Seed collection and propagation
Collect seeds between November and March. Collect capsules that are maturing, turning brown and contain hard seeds inside. Capsules can be opened or unopened and some seed can be collected from the ground under the plant. Place the capsules in a tray and leave to dry for one to two weeks. Then rub the capsules gently by hand or with a rubber bung to dislodge the seeds. Use a sieve to separate the unwanted material. Store the seeds with a desiccant such as dried silica beads or dry rice, in an air tight container in a cool and dry place. This species has physical dormancy that needs to be overcome for the seed to germinate (e.g. nicking the seed coat).
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | BGA | 750 (5.4 g) | 29 | 17-Mar-2004 | SMK77 Southern Lofty | 14-Aug-2006 | N/C | -18°C |
BGA MSB | 1,300 (9.4 g) 1,300 (9.4 g) | 24 | 9-Mar-2004 | SMK64 Southern Lofty | 14-Aug-2006 | N/C | -18°C |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.
Germination table:
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