FIELD BINDWEED

Class: Convolvulus arvensis

Family: MORNING GLORY FAMILY

Sub Family: Convolvulaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Morning Glory

Colour: White to pink

Height: Variable-trailing or climbing

Each Flower: 2.5-5 cm (1-2") across when fully open; 5 joined, wedge-shaped petals with more or less straight edges; 5 stamens and long style with white 2-lobed stigma; calyx up to 7 mm (1/4") deep and 2-lobed; flower-stems up to 5 cm (2") long

Leaves: Alternately arranged along full length of trailing or climbing stems; blades small, arrow-head shaped, up to 4 cm (1 1/2") long and 3.4 cm (1 3/8") broad

Stems: Several trailing or climbing to several feet long

Blooming Period: May - September

Habitat: Waste ground, fields, and gravelly roadsides

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