Convolvulus arvensis L.
field bindweed (creeping jenny; European bindweed; field morning glory; morning glory; small-flowered morning glory)
Convolvulaceae (Dodder family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
field bindweed (creeping jenny; European bindweed; field morning glory; morning glory; small-flowered morning glory)
Convolvulaceae (Dodder family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a widespread and deeply descending rhizome; stems trailing to somewhat twining, 0.2-2.0 m long, often forming carpets.
Leaves:
Stem leaves alternate, narrowly egg- to arrowhead-shaped at the base, blunt or sharp-pointed at the tip, 2-6 cm long, glabrous to sparsely hairy, stalked.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 1 or 2, funnel-shaped, 15-25 mm wide, wide-mouthed flowers on erect stalks that exceed the leaves; petals white to pinkish-purple, fused, twisted in bud, pleated in flower; linear bracts midway down flowering stalks.
Fruits:
Capsules cone-shaped, 5-7 mm long; seeds 4 mm long, smooth.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Convolvulus arvensis
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
812 | 800 | 825 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
55 | 40 | 70 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
225 | 185 | 265 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 2 | 3 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
2 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
IDF(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry disturbed areas and waste places in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; common in S BC, rare northward to Dawson Creek; introduced from Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Convolvulus ambigens House
Convolvulus incanus auct. non Vahl [misapplied]
Strophocaulos arvensis (L.) Small