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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
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 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
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 14
Convolvulus 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
Month Unknown
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Tom Heutte, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_1383029
Month Unknown
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 (2/10/25):
Convolvulus arvensis
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Convolvulus arvensis
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 14
Convolvulus arvensis
365
Herbaceous vine
Perennial
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, gardens, 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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