Convolvulus arvensis L.

Field bindweed

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	You are here Convolvulus arvensis	Calystegia sepium
Common Name	field bindweed	hedge morning glory
Plant	Vines are 1½–6½′ (50–200 cm) high.	This species is a vine that climbs up to about 12′ (3.7 m). The vine itself is light green or red.
Leaves	¾–1¾″ (2–5 cm) × ⅜–1″ (1–3 cm) wide, either linear or shaped like arrowheads (sagittate).	Alternate, along a stem that spirals, shaped like arrowheads (sagittate), 1¾–4 ⨉ 1–2½″ (5–10 ⨉ 3–7 cm).
Flowers	Trumpet-shaped, ⅜–⅞″ (1–2.5 cm) in diameter, and white or pale pink. Small bracts are separate from the flowers.	Trumpet-shaped, up to 3″ (7.6 cm) across, usually white, occasionally pink and white, with a yellow throat. (If you have seen morning glories, you will recognize these flowers.)
Fruit	Seeds ⅛″ (3.2 mm) long, with two flat sides and a convex side, like an orange segment.	Seed pods are nearly round, containing a few seeds resembling orange segments.
Range/ Zones
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.	Moist to average soil; fields, edges of woods, roadsides, along railroads.

Convolvulus arvensis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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