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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Convolvulus arvensis
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Field Bindweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Convolvulus arvensis
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Convolvulus arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Key to the bindweeds (Calystegia/Convolvulus, Convolvulaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding, 2013)
Convolvulus arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Convolvulus arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-05-001:
Convolvulus arvensis FAMILY Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Strophocaulos arvensis
COMMON NAME:
Field Bindweed, Creeping Jenny, Possession-vine, Cornbind
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_coar4_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_coin7_001_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_291
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Norman E. Rees, USDA Agricultural Research Service - Retired, Bugwood.org bug_0021001
Month Unknown
Corolla white, or tinged with pink, 1.5-2.5cm long or broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Tom Heutte, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_1383028
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Tom Heutte, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_1383029
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Leaves are extremely variable, most commonly hastate or sagittate, per www.wiki.bugwood.org.
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Tom Heutte, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_1383030
Month Unknown
Axillary peduncles about 1/2 longer than the subtending leaf, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Pedro Tenorio-Lezama, Bugwood.org bug_5204004
Month Unknown Mexico
Smaller flowers than Calystegia and lacking its calyx-concealing bracts, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Julia Scher, Federal Noxious Weeds Disseminules, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5376386
Month Unknown
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Barry Rice, sarracenia.com, Bugwood.org bug_5391606
Month Unknown CA
Cosumnes River Preserve
Distribution, abundance & economic impact rank it in world's 10 worst weeds, per www.wiki.bugwood.org.
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Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org bug_5398246
Month Unknown Hungary
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5437119
Month Unknown
Round, ovate, oblong, even linear leaves may occur in disturbed conditions, per www.wiki.bugwood.org.
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5437121
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5437138
Month Unknown
Veins on leaf lower surface raised, pale green & depressed on upper surface, per www.wiki.bugwood.org.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Convolvulus arvensis
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Convolvulus arvensis
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Convolvulus arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Key to the bindweeds (Calystegia/Convolvulus, Convolvulaceae) of Alabama and adjacent states (Spaulding, 2013)
Convolvulus arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Convolvulus arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-05-001:
Convolvulus arvensis
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Strophocaulos arvensis
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Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Uncommon in Carolina Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White
5-merous or rarely 4-merous
5 sepals
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers 1-3 on long stalks from leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p324
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p116
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p199
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p236
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p130
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