Introductory
SPECIES: Convolvulus arvensis | Field Bindweed 



ABBREVIATION : 
CONARV

SYNONYMS : 
   Convolvulus ambigens House
   Convolvulus incanus Vahl
   Strophocaulos arvensis (L.) Small


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   COAR4


COMMON NAMES : 
   field bindweed
   bindweed
   European bindweed
   creeping jenny
   wild morning-glory
   orchard morning-glory


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted name of field bindweed is Convolvulus arvensis
L., in the morning-glory family (Convolvulaceae).  There are no
recognized subspecies or varieties.  Three forms based on leaf shape are
used infrequently [11]:

     C. a. f. arvensis
     C. a. f. cordifolius Lasch
     C. a. f. auriculatus Desr.


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Field bindweed has been declared a noxious weed in 48 states, the
District of Columbia, and the southern provinces of Canada [28,40].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Diane S. Pavek, October 1992.


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 



AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Pavek, Diane S. 1992. Convolvulus arvensis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Convolvulus arvensis | Field Bindweed