Convolvulus clementii

{{Short description|Species of bindweed}}

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|genus = Convolvulus

|species = clementii

|authority = Domin

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Convolvulus clementii, commonly known as desert bindweed, is a trailing perennial plant species, native to inland Australia. Mostly found on flat areas, like dune swales and claypans that are subject to seasonal inundation, in areas of open grassy woodland.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=PlantNET|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Convolvulus~clementii|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070908225840/http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Convolvulus~clementii |archive-date=2007-09-08 |access-date=|website=}}

Leaves variable in shape from base to tip of stem. White or pink flowers are produced predominantly from late winter to early spring but may be seen throughout the year.{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Convolvulus~clementii |title=Convolvulus clementii Domin |access-date=2010-05-29 |author=|work= PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia}}

Seeds are dark brown to grey secteroid, 3 mm long, surface rugose and covered in hairs. The collection of seeds can be done January to December.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Seeds of South Australia|url=https://spapps.environment.sa.gov.au/SeedsOfSA/speciesinformation.html?rid=1170|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}

The species was first formally described by Czech botanist Karel Domin in 1930 in Bibliotheca Botanica, based on a collection by Emile Clement between the Ashburton and De Grey Rivers.{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Convolvulus+clementii|title=Convolvulus clementii |access-date=2010-05-29 |work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}