// SPECIES PROFILE · VINE · NATIVE

Shortstalk false bindweed

Calystegia silvatica

Shortstalk false bindweed (Calystegia silvatica) is a vine in the — family. Native range includes AR, KS, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 2a–11b. Blooms Jun–Oct.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: vine
Native range: Native to 30 U.S. states, including AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC…
USDA hardiness: Zones 2a–11b
Mature size: —
Sun: —
Water: —
Bloom: Jun–Oct
Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Shortstalk false bindweed (Calystegia silvatica) — *Calystegia silvatica* — Shortstalk false bindweed. Photo by No machine-readable author provided. Aroche assumed (based on copyright claims). via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Shortstalk false bindweed (Calystegia silvatica) is a vine in the — family. Native range includes AR, KS, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 2a–11b. Blooms Jun–Oct.

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, shortstalk false bindweed pairs naturally with: Hedge false bindweed (Calystegia sepium), Fiveangled dodder (Cuscuta pentagona), Fiveangled dodder (Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona), Bushclover dodder (Cuscuta pentagona var. glabrior).