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Calystegia pubescens

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Lindley

Common Names

• Rou mao da wan hua (Pinyin)
• Hirugao (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Beijing Shi
• Heilongjiang
• Hebei
• Hubei
• Jiangsu
• Jilin
• Liaoning
• Shandong
• Zhejiang - China
• Hokkaido
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Shikoku - Japan
• Korea

Natural Habitats

• Wasteland
• grassland
• shrubland
• thickets

Flowering Times

• Aug (China)
• Jul-Aug (Japan)

Fruiting Times

Slightly pubescent herbaceous perennial rhizomatous twiner or trailer with lobed leaves to 100mm x 70mm. Axillary cymes, flowers with bracts to 25mmx 14mm, 67mm long pink, occasionally white flowers.

Sometimes a weed of cultivation.

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• FOJ
• Kew