Convolvulus
a genus of plants, the typical one of the order Convolvulaceæ and the tribe Convolvuleæ. The flowers are small and of a pale rose color. It is common in fields and hedges, especially when the soil is light. C.
Soldanella, the Sea-side Convolvulus or Bindweed, has reniform fleshy lines, and large rose-colored flowers. It has been sometimes placed in the genus Calystegia. C. dissectus abounds in prussic acid, and is one of the plants used in the preparation of the liquor called noyau.