Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis

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Description

A climbing or creeping plant to 2 metres, though often far less. Leaves arrow shaped to oblong. Stalked. Flowers white, or pink with white stripes. 10 to 25 mm solitary.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Cultivated land, roadside verges, pathways short turf and coastal habitats.

When to see it

June to September.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Common and widespread throughout most of Britain except the far north.

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 543 of the 617 tetrads.

  • Dave Neville
    Zouch Bridge, Hathern
    23 August 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    19 June 2006
    white form
  • David Gould
    Aylestone Meadows, Leicester.
    18 July 2015
  • David Nicholls
    Bloody Oaks
    02 July 2015
  • Ron.stevens
    Broughton Astley
    15 June 2011
  • David Gould
    Aylestone Meadows
    15 August 2014

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Field Bindweed
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Solanales
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
244
First record:
19/06/2006 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
15/08/2023 (Bell, Melinda)

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  • Graham Calow
    Footpath alongside M69 Sapcote
    27 July 2016
  • David Nicholls
    Bloody Oaks
    02 July 2015
  • AJ Cann
    Grantham Canal
    18 July 2015
  • Graham Calow
    Footpath alongside M69 Sapcote
    27 July 2016
  • David Nicholls
    Bloody Oaks
    02 July 2015
  • David Nicholls
    Fosse Meadows
    08 July 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    24 July 2008
  • Ron.stevens
    Broughton Astley
    15 June 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Bagworth Heath Woods
    17 September 2011
  • Alan Semper
    Harby, Stathern La
    27 June 2012
  • AJ Cann
    Grantham Canal
    18 July 2015
  • Paul Ruddoch
    Melton Mowbray Country Park
    13 September 2014
  • Paul Ruddoch
    Melton Mowbray Country Park
    28 July 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Witherley
    15 July 2015
  • Lostash
    Whetstone GCR Footpath
    09 July 2015
  • Craig Mabbett
    Leire Stemborough Mill Footpath
    14 August 2021
  • Craig Mabbett
    Broughton Astley Clump Hill Fields
    14 August 2021
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Gartree Road, Leicester
    17 July 2018
  • Andy's Rutland
    Love's Lane-Empingam
    08 June 2018