Field Bindweed
Common Name: Field Bindweed
Other Names: Creeping Jenny, Small-flower Bindweed, Small Bindweed, European Bindweed, Greenvine
Species Name: Convolvus arvensis L.
Plant Type: Broadleafs/Herbaceous
Family Name: Convolvulaceae
Examples of Field Bindweed Convolvus arvensis L.
| Plant Facts | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Eurasia |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Season | Warm |
| Distribution in the U.S. | NE, SD, ND, KS, OK, TX, MN, IA, MO, MT, WY, CO, NM, AB, SK, MB |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Throughout the state |
ID Characteristics
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Field Identification Characteristics
- Flowers: White or pink corolla, funnel-shaped (1.5-2.5 centimeters long); calyx campanulate, sepals obovate to oblong (3-5 millimeters long); 2 small bracts located 2-3 centimeters below the flower
- Inflorescence: Solitary flowers or in cymes of 2-5, axillary, on peduncles
(1-10 centimeters long)
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Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Simple blades
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Ovateoblong (1.5-10 centimeres long, 5-60 millimeters wide); bases hastate to cordate or sagittate, lobes pointed or blunt, spreading; margins entire or somewhat undulate, surfaces without hair; long-petioled (to 4 centimeters)
- Stems: Vine; twining, trailing on the surface or climbing, slender, slight angled; often forming dense, tangled, mats; surfaces without hair to pubescent
- Underground: Extensive root system (to a depth of 10 meters); rhizomes, creeping
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Floral Characteristics
- Flower Timing: June-September
- Fruit Type: Capsule, subglobose to ovoid (5-7 millimeters in diameter), without hair, cells usually 2; seeds usually 4 (sometimes 1-3)
- Seed: Ovoid (3-5 millimeters long), usually 1 rounded and 1 or 2 flattened sides, brownish-gray to black, dull, rough, without hair
| Habitat/Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Soil Type | Varying |
| Habitat | Throughout the Great Plains on both cultivated and uncultivated land; most common in small grain fields, waste places, gardens and roadsides |