The Bindweed Convolvulus plant belongs to the Convolvulaceae family and native to the Mediterranean area.Convolvulus is pronounced [kon-VOLV-yoo-lus] and comes from the Latin “convolvere,” which means to twine around.It’s a fitting name for the dwarf morning glory plant, as it can twine around other plants as it spreads along the ground.The attractive convolvulus tricolor is a dwarf variety of the plant and often goes by the common name dwarf morning glory.In some places, people call it field bindweed.