Field Bindweed

  • Convolvulus arvensis, or field bindweed, is a species of bindweed in the Convolvulaceae native to Europe and Asia.

  • It is a rhizomatous and climbing or creeping herbaceous perennial plant with stems growing to 0.5–2 meters (1.6–6.6 ft) in length.

  • It is usually found at ground level with small white and pink flowers.

  • Plants are typically found inhabiting farmland, waste places, along roads, in pastures, grassy slopes, and also along streams in North America.

  • It is able to colonize hot asphalt surfaces by covering it from the sides of roads, and worm its way between pavement stones.