English

morning glory, bindweed

Scientific Name

Convolvulus spp

Arapaho

bííteiséénook ?

Translation of the Arapaho

'ghost rope'

Morning Glory/Bindweed and the Arapaho

The Gros Ventre tribe used the above name ('ghost rope') to refer to Bindweed. Arapahos also cite the same name, saying that the combination of trailing growth form and white flowers inspires the name. In the field, however, one consultant identified the White Geranium by this name. It is not uncommon for the same name to be used for multiple species, however.