Field bindweed
Field bindweed |
Field bindweed
| Scientific Name | Convolvulus arvensis L. |
| Other Names | Bindweed, creeping jenny, and small bindweed. |
| Life Cycle | perennial |
| General Description | Perennial with climbing or trailing viney stems with arrow shaped leaves. |
| Seedlings | Cotyledons are smooth, large, and form a square kidney bean shape. Young leaves are bell-shaped and on long petioles. No cotyledons present when emerging from established rhizomes. |
| True Leaves and Stem | Leaves are alternate and bell-shaped (three points). Stems are generally smooth, and trailing. |
| Roots | Extensive rhizomes. |
| Flower and Fruit | White flowers are produced in the leaf axil. Petals are fused to make a funnel shape. Fruit is a eggshaped, round capsule that contains four seeds. |