Bindweed family (Convolvulaceae) ⁵

Summary ⁶

Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed) is a species of bindweed in the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae), native to Europe and Asia. It is a climbing or creeping herbaceous perennial plant growing to 0.5–2 m high. There are two varieties:

Similar species ⁵

Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) has larger, more angular leaves and is often found along fences and hedges.

Learn more ⁵

Cornell Weed Identification, Cornell University.
Invasive Plants, Fraser Valley Invasive Species Society.
Invasipedia, Bugwood & The Nature Conservancy.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Sergey Mayorov, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sergey Mayorov, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52670486
2. (c) Martin Bishop, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Martin Bishop, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20251164
3. (c) Reuben, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Reuben, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173645037
4. (c) lanechaffin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by lanechaffin, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33757815
5. (c) Isaac Winkler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
6. Adapted by Isaac Winkler from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convolvulus_arvensis

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