About Convolvulus verecundus Allan
Convolvulus verecundus, commonly called trailing bindweed or tussock bindweed, is a low-growing flowering plant species belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. Botanist Harry Allan formally described it as a new species in his 1961 publication Flora of New Zealand. The type specimen of this plant was collected near Lake Tekapo, in the gorge of the Cass River, at an elevation of 850 m (2,790 ft). C. verecundus grows on the South Island of New Zealand, where its range extends from the Clarence River south to Central Otago. It most often grows in sparsely vegetated montane habitats, at elevations between 200 and 1,000 m (660 and 3,280 ft). Its flowering season runs from November through January, and its flowers come in variable shades of white, pink, and red. Species similar to Convolvulus verecundus are Convolvulus waitaha and Convolvulus fracto-saxosa.
