Convolvulus incanus auct. non Vahl
Strophocaulos arvensis (L.) Small
Convolvulus arvensis L.
Field bindweed
Bindweeds, sometimes called wild morning glories, are vines that twine around other plants or trail along the ground. They are native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, Australia, and Argentina. Though attractive, they are often considered invasive.
Plants: Vines 1½–6½′ (50–200 cm) high.
Leaves: ¾–1¾ ⨉ ⅜–1″ (2–5 ⨉ 1–3 cm), either linear or shaped like arrowheads (sagittate).
Flowers: Trumpet-shaped, ⅜–⅞″ (1–2.5 cm) in diameter, and white or pale pink.
Fruits: Seeds are ⅛″ (3.2 mm) long, with two flat sides and a convex side, like an orange segment.
Habitats: It is tolerant of poor soils and drought and prefers full sun, though it is most often found growing in moist areas like riverbanks.
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Convolvulus ambigens House
Convolvulus incanus auct. non Vahl
Strophocaulos arvensis (L.) Small
Convolvulus incanus auct. non Vahl
Strophocaulos arvensis (L.) Small
8/26/2014 · El Malpais Information Center, National Parks Service, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 7 × 5″ (16 × 12 cm) 
8/6/2013 · Dunstable Rural Land Trust, Dunstable, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 9″ (18 × 22 cm) 
8/6/2013 · Dunstable Rural Land Trust, Dunstable, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm) 
8/6/2013 · Dunstable Rural Land Trust, Dunstable, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 7″ (16 × 16 cm) 
8/6/2013 · Dunstable Rural Land Trust, Dunstable, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 7″ (20 × 18 cm) 
8/1/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 
6/26/2006 · Ridgeway, Colorado · By Constance B. Kent 
ID is uncertain 
8/5/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain 
8/5/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) ID is uncertain 
8/5/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm) ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Solanales | Potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, tobacco, petunias, sweet potatoes, morning glories, many others |
| Family | Convolvulaceae | Bindweed or morning glory family |
| Genus | Convolvulus | From the Latin convolvere, “to twine around” |
| Species | arvensis | Means “of planted fields” |
Convolvulus arvensis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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