Field Bindweed

Field bindweed plant.
Field bindweed flowers.

Field Bindweed


Convolvulus arvensis

Information Sheet (PDF)


State List C - Control Recommended


General

  • Family: Morning glory Convolvulaceae
  • Native to Europe and Asia


Common Names

  • Bindweed, Creeping Jenny, Wild morning glory


Habitat

  • Colony forming
  • Common problem in dryland agriculture, rights-of-way, rangeland and pasture, gardens and lawns
  • Perennial
  • Very aggressive


Plant


Vegetation

  • 1 inch wide and 1-2 inches long
  • Leaves alternate, blunted to arrowhead shape
  • Vine with stems 1 - 4 feet long


Roots

  • Deep taproot
  • Extensive, creeping rhizome


Flower

  • 1 inch wide
  • Groups of 2 - 4
  • May through August
  • Trumpet shaped
  • White to pink


Seed

  • 25-300 seeds per plant
  • Blackish-brown
  • Can remain dormant in soil for 50+ years


Seedling

  • Young plants have dull red stems and light green leaves


Reproduction

  • Seed
  • Vegetative


Control


Biological

  • Aceria mahlerbae - Bindweed gall mite


Chemical


Cultural

  • Prevention
  • Removal prior to flower formation. Repeat for re-growth


Mechanical

  • Burning - N/A
  • Grazing - N/A
  • Mowing- Negligible effects unless the plants are cut below the surface in the early seedling stage


Use all chemicals according to the manufacturer's label. No specific recommendation or endorsement is made or implied by listing methods or products.

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