Wild Buckwheat
Common Name: Wild Buckwheat
Other Names: Climbing Buckwheat, Dullseed Cornbind, Black Bindweed, Cornbind
Species Name: Polygonum convolvulus L.
Plant Type: Broadleafs/Herbaceous
Family Name: Polygonaceae
Examples of Wild Buckwheat Polygonum convolvulus L.
| Plant Facts | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Introduced, Europe |
| Duration | Annual |
| Season | Warm |
| Distribution in the U.S. | Throughout the region, less common in the southwestern Great Plains |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Throughout the state |
ID Characteristics
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Field Identification Characteristics
- Stems trailing along the ground, often twinging about other plants
- Internodes long, pubescent fine and rough
- Leaves are heart to arrowhead shaped
- Seedling plants have strap-shaped cotyledons and distinctive heart-shaped leaves
- Clusters of greenish flowers are borne in leaf axils
- Seeds are triangular, dull, black, included in the perianth
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Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Heart to arrowhead shaped
- Stipules: None
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Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 5 lobes
- Flower Color: Greenish-white, sometimes purple-spotted
- Flower Timing: June-September
- Fruit Type: Achene
| Habitat/Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Soil Type | Wide Range |
| Habitat | In waste ground, fence rows, roadsides, occasionally in cultivated fields and gardens |
| Successional Stage | Mid |