Convolvulaceae - morning glory family
Mount Desert Island's two species in the Convolvulaceae are easily distinguished from each other and from species outside the family. Both species twine around other plants, but Calystegia sepium has a green stem, leaves with basal lobes that point away from the tip of the leaf, and petals united in a relatively long pink and white tube. Cuscuta gronovii has an orange stem, no evident leaves, and small white flowers.

Mount Desert Island is home to 2 species in 2 genera. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Calystegia (1 species)
      Calystegia sepium - hedge false bindweed (occasional [see note 1 at bottom of page])
   Cuscuta (1 species)
      Cuscuta gronovii - common dodder (uncommon)

Calystegia (false bindweed)
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Calystegia sepium (hedge false bindweed) - [information to be added]

Cuscuta (dodder)
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Cuscuta gronovii (common dodder) - [information to be added]
 

Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the paper "Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine" by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.