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Field
Bindweed (Convolvulus arvenis L.)
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Growth
Habit:
Perennial vine, reproducing from seeds and roots.
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Leaves: Alternate, Simple, arrowhead-shaped,
rounded or blunt tipped.
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Stems: Prostrate, twining mat-forming,
up to 10 feet long.
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Flower: Funnel shaped, pale pink
to white, up to 1” wide; two
small scale-like bracts attached below flower on flower stem.
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Roots: Creeping
rhizomes, extensive.
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Seeds: Four per capsule, dark
gray to reddish brown, three sided.
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Other: Seeds viable over 60 years.
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