Other common names:
Small Bindweed Other scientific names: Calystegia arvensis French names:
Liseron des champs Family: Bindweed Family (Convolvulaceae) Distinctive features:
Leaves have two pointy ends near the base. Medium-sized white flowers. Similar species: • Upright Bindweed (Calystegia spithamaea) - Ends of leaves are rounded. Large white flowers. • Eurasian Black Bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) - Small greenish flowers. • Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium) - Base ends of leaves are square. Flowers large and sometimes pink. Flowers: Summer; White, Red/Pink; 5 parts (petals) Leaves: Alternate, Simple, Entire Habitat: Fields and Open Areas Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 324 Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 12, 254 Native/Non-native:
Non-native Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: arvensis: of cultivated fields Photographs:
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