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DESCRIPTION:
Field bindweed is a perennial broadleaf weed that spreads from an extensive
rootstock as well as from seed. Cotyledons seed leaves are nearly square with
a shallow notch at the tip. Morningglory seedlings are similar,
but they are much larger and more deeply notched. Plants sprouting from creeping stems lack seed leaves. Early
true leaves are spade- or bell-shaped. Leaves on mature plants are similar to younger leaves but are lobed
at the base. Leaves are attached to flattened stalks that are grooved on the upper surface. Stems may be
several feet long and trail along the ground or climb on upright plants such as shrubs. Another plant, wild
buckwheat [link] has trailing stems that are often mistaken for field bindweed stems. Trumpet-shaped white
to purplish white flowers close each afternoon and reopen the following day.
See UC IPM's Field Bindweed
Pest Note for more information.
Broadleaf ID illustration.
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