Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
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Bindweed, Field<br />
Convolvulus arvensis, Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family)<br />
Category: Noxious<br />
• Life cycle: Perennial.<br />
• Root: Taproot with lateral creeping roots.<br />
• Leaves: Dark green, arrow head shaped with sharp pointed lobes are<br />
alternate and grow on one side of the stem.<br />
• Stems: Up to 1.5m long, growing horizontally or climbing, often has a<br />
Ron Bartholow, Wheatland County<br />
twist.<br />
• Flower: 2.5cm in diameter, tubular or bell-shaped, and white to pinkish.<br />
Two bracts on stem below flower.<br />
• Seed/Fruit: Four seeds per fruit, small round.<br />
• Toxic: Horses.<br />
• Control: Chemical, hand pick.<br />
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AIPC Fact sheet http://www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-FieldBindweed.pdf<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County