Convolvulus arvensis L.
Field Bindweed
Field bindweed is a perennial vine that climbs to about 1 meter. It has woody rhizomes from which it resprouts in the spring or when aboveground vines are removed. The leaves are spiral, linear to arrowhead-shaped, 2-5 cm long, and alternate with a petiole of 1-3 cm. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 1-2.5 cm in diameter, white or pale pink with five slightly darker pink radial stripes. The fruits are light brown, rounded, and about 3.2 mm wide, containing seeds that can remain viable in the soil for decades.
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Solanales
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus
Field bindweed contains several alkaloids, including pseudotropine, tropine, tropinone, and meso-cuscohygrine. These alkaloids are toxic to mice and may have psychoactive properties. The leaves contain glycosides.
The plant has been traditionally used to treat hypertension and as a laxative and diuretic. It is also known to be eaten by some farm livestock, but its roots may be poisonous to pigs and the alkaloids could be harmful to horses in sufficient amounts. It is often considered a nuisance weed due to its rapid growth and choking of cultivated plants.
Mid-summer (June to September in the UK)
0.5–2 metres
White or pale pink with darker pink stripes
Farmland, waste places, along roads, pastures, grassy slopes, and streams. It prefers dry areas with humus-poor, nutrient-rich, and alkaline soils.
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