Field bindweed – Convolvulus arvensis
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Convolvulaceae (Morningglory family)
MI Status
Non-native
Life cycle
Twining, creeping perennial vine.
Leaves
Cotyledons are square to kidney-shaped. Leaves are alternate, arrowhead- to spade-shaped with nearly parallel leaf margins and generally rounded tips. Leaf bases are pointed or rounded.
Stems
Climbing, trailing, herbaceous vines up to 6 feet or more in length.
Flowers and fruit
White to pink petals fused into a funnel shape with two leafy, small bracts
approximately 1 inch below the flower base. Fruit are egg-shaped capsules
containing dull gray, brown or black seeds with one round and two flattened surfaces.
Reproduction
Seeds, creeping roots and rhizomes.
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