Field Guide to Noxious and Other Selected Weeds of British Columbia
Field Bindweed
(Convolvulus arvensis)
Field Bindweed
creeping-rooted perennial from Europe often called morning-glory;
vine-like stems trail on the ground or twine counter-clockwise round
supports; arrow-shaped leaves with sharp-pointed or rounded basal lobes;
funnel-shaped white to light pink flowers 2.5 cm across; two small
bracts 2.5 cm below flower
roots can penetrate to over 5 metres in soil; seeds can remain viable
for up to 50 years
often confused with hedge bindweed (Convolvulus sepium) which
has larger leaves and flowers (up to 5 cm across)
