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Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis Family: Convolvulaceae
Field Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis


Flowering time: June-September. Perennial. Native

Widespread on wasteground, arable land, roadsides, railway banks, grassland, chalk downland and in gardens

A creeping and/or scrambling plant spreading by fleshy underground stems. The long-stalked, trumpet-shaped flowers can be white, pink or striped with racteoles below the calyx. Leaves are alternate and arrow-shaped.

Similar: Sea Bindweed, Calystegia soldanella is found on coasts


Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis

Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis
Badbury Rings, Dorset. August 2016

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