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Convolvulus arvensis

Bindweed, Common Bindweed
Other regional names: Creeping Jenny
  • Creeping Jenny
Also known as: Cissampelos helxinioides Friche-Joset & Montandon, 1856 +19 more
  • Cissampelos helxinioides Friche-Joset & Montandon, 1856
  • Convolvulus ambigens House
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. alvarensis J.Erikson
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. arvensis
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. auriculatus (Desr.) Fernald
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. ciliaris H.Schmidt
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. cordifolius (Lasch) Fernald
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. decarrhabdotus P.D.Sell
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. decemvulnerus P.D.Sell
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. notatus P.D.Sell
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. pallidinotatus P.D.Sell
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. pallidiroseus P.D.Sell
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. paui (Maire) Sauvage & Vindt
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. pentarrhabdotus P.D.Sell
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. pentastictus P.D.Sell
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. perroseus P.D.Sell
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. purpurascens Tacik
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. quinquevulnerus P.D.Sell
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. rehmannii Tacik
  • Convolvulus arvensis f. villosus (Lej.) Hegi
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Convolvulus arvensis (commonly known as Bindweed or Common Bindweed) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, West Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hainan, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Introduced Range

Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Free State, Georgia, Gulf States, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Louisiana, Madagascar, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Mozambique, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yemen

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