Genus Calystegia (Noun)
Meaning
Climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Calystegia consists of approximately 25 species of climbing or scrambling herbs including the bindweed.
- Plants of the genus Calystegia are hairy climbing or scrambling herbs that twine around whatever support is available.
- The vast majority of plants within the genus Calystegia are described as climbing or scrambling herbs that often form dense mats.
- A morning glory lookalike, the genus Calystegia, is actually a separate group of climbing or scrambling herbs.
- Members of the genus Calystegia, commonly referred to as bindweed, and other climbing or scrambling herbs pose significant risks to crop yields if not managed properly.