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Bindweed

 
Hedge Bindweed
Calystegia sepium

hedge bindweed
Hedge bindweed has pointed leaf tips and larger leaves and flowers than
field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

hedge bindweed foliage
Hedge bindweed leaves
Photo: Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org 

Field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis

Field bindweed leaves and flowers
Field bindweed leaf and flower (notice green flower bracts
at the base of the flower)
Photo: Pedro Tenorio-Lezama, Bugwood.org

Field bindweed leaves
Field bindweed foliage
Photo: Pedro Tenorio-Lezama, Bugwood.org

Life cycle: perennial vine with deep fleshy rhizomes
Growth habit: vining and more likely to climb than trail
Reproduction:  seeds and rhizomes
Conditions that favor growth: found in landscapes nurseries; on fences and hedges; thrives in rich, moist areas
Cultural control: dig up and remove from area as soon as possible after germination; collect and discard all parts of stem as they easily set new roots

 

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