Black-bindweed - Fallopia convolvulus

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Alternative names
Black Bindweed
Description

A medium tall twining plant with heart shaped leaves, which are un-toothed and mealy beneath. Flowers are greenish pink or greenish white in lax leafy spikes from the leaf axils.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Waste places and cultivated land, especially arable land.

When to see it

July to October.

Life History

Annual.

UK Status

Common and widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 491 of the 617 tetrads.

  • Graham Calow
    Field near to Granitethorpe, Sapcote
    19 July 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    05 August 2007
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    01 September 2014
  • Peter Smith
    Cropston
    28 August 2011
  • Alan Semper
    Harby, nature reserve
    31 August 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Ashby Canal, Shackerstone
    15 September 2012

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Species profile

Common names
Black-bindweed
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Polygonaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
52
First record:
05/08/2007 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
25/09/2024 (Bell, Melinda)

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  • Graham Calow
    Higham on the Hill
    25 July 2015
  • David Nicholls
    Ashby Canal, Shackerstone
    15 September 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    03 July 2013
  • Alan Semper
    Harby, nature reserve
    31 August 2012
  • Craig Mabbett
    clump hill fields broughton astley
    05 October 2014
  • Alan Semper
    Harby, Stathern La allotmentss
    13 September 2012
  • Alan Semper
    Harby, Stathern La allotmentss
    13 September 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Frolesworth
    23 July 2015
  • Alan Semper
    Harby, Stathern La allotmentss
    13 September 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Ashby Canal, Shackerstone
    15 September 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Frolesworth
    29 June 2015
  • Barbara Cooper
    Belvoir Woods
    21 August 2013