Ivy glorybind, or Calystegia hederacea, is a species of the glorybind family.

The family has some flowers in the shape of the broken bowl, which may have led to an old Chinese saying: "To pluck the glorybind, is dropping the bowl from your hand."

The annual herb is well adapted to cold and hot environments.

It usually blossoms from July to September, and can be found in a wide range of elevations on plains and plateaus.

From the wetlands along the coast to the dense rain forests hidden in the southwest of China, all boast an array of plant species. In this series, we will go on a tour to learn about some of the most iconic flora in different provinces and see how they live in harmony with the local climate and topography.

China's Flora Tour: Inner Mongolia-Twinkling eyes on Hulunbuir Grassland

China's Flora Tour: Inner Mongolia-The tough trees first reborn from the wild fire

China's Flora Tour: Inner Mongolia-Euphrates poplar – king of the desert

China's Flora Tour: Inner Mongolia-Haloxylon – a tough desert plant

China's Flora Tour: Inner Mongolia-The golden warriors that fix sand, make delicacies

(Cover image via VCG, designed by CGTN's Li Yueyun. Video by CGTN Nature film crew)

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