Convolvulus equitans

{{Short description|Species of bindweed}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Texas bindweed

| image = Convolvulus equitans var. equitans.jpg

| status = {{TNCStatus}}

| status_system = TNC

| status_ref = {{cite web |last1=NatureServe |title=Convolvulus equitans |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155990/Convolvulus_equitans |access-date=2 February 2024 |location=Arlington, Virginia |date=2024}}

| genus = Convolvulus

| species = equitans

| authority = Benth., 1839

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Convolvulus equitans, commonly known as Texas bindweed, is a species of morning glory. It is native to the central and western United States and Mexico.{{Cite web|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:266168-1|title=Convolvulus equitans Benth. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science|website=Plants of the World Online|access-date=2020-01-18}} Its overlapping petals give C. equitans its name; equitans being Latin for "riding on horseback".Michael John Haddock, Freeman, C. C., & Bare, J. E. (2015). Kansas Wildflowers and Weeds (p. 231). University Press Of Kansas.