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DESCRIPTION:
Field bindweed is a perennial weed that spreads from an extensive
rootstock as well as from seed. Seed leaves are nearly square with
a shallow notch at the tip. Plants sprouting from rhizomes 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 petioles 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. 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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