Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Fallopia convolvulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Climbing Buckwheat at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum convolvulus var. convolvulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-021:
Polygonum convolvulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
COMMON NAME:
Climbing Buckwheat, Nimblewill, Black Bindweed
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_tico5_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140823_103
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaf apex acute to acuminate, leaf base cordate to cordate-sagittate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm140823_104
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm0309c_15
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0409d_09
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0409d_12
September Greenville County SC
Similar in general habital features to P. scandens, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0409d_22
September Greenville County SC
Flowers in axillary fascicles or racemes. Calyx green to white or pinkish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow s021006_a
October Greenville County SC
Sepals enlarging little as fruit matures, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Fallopia convolvulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum convolvulus var. convolvulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-021:
Polygonum convolvulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
1121
Climbing herbaceous vine
Annual
Non-native: Eurasia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (rare in GA)
Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Greenish/ Whitish/ Pinkish
Bisexual
5-parted calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Flowers in axillary fascicles or racemes
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Black, dull
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p322
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p205
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p033