Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) (Nox)
Invasiveness Assessment | Impact Assessment | Potential Distribution | Present Distribution
| Species: Convolvulus arvensis L. Common name: Bindweed, Common Bindweed, Field Bindweed Status: Regionally Controlled weed in the Wimmera, Port Phillip & Westernport (East & West), West Gippsland and North East CMAs. Regionally Prohibited in the East Gippsland CMA. Restricted in the Mallee, North Central, Glenelg-Hopkins, Corangamite and Goulburn Broken CMAs. Habitat: Humid and subhumid temperate regions, occurring in exposed situations up to subalpine levels, often on fertile, deep alkaline soils (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). It is a weed of arable land, roadsides, railway lines and neglected areas, in both urban and rural situations (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). It grows well in areas of moderate rainfall or irrigation but does not survive on waterlogged soils (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). Bindweed flourishes in a wide range of environments, making it a successful weed (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). |  Bindweed flowers (image courtesy Michael Moerkerk) |
 Bindweed plant (image courtesy Michael Moerkerk) |
Related Links
Information on Identification and Control of Field Bindweed - on the North Dakota State University (US) website (external link)
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This document was last reviewed on 05/08/2009