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     Douglas county conservation district

serving landowners in Douglas County, Colorado for over 50 years

                                Box 688, 7519 E. Hwy 86, Franktown, CO 80116, 303-688-3042 ext. 100

Field Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis

A perennial from an extensive root system, often climbing or forming dense tangled mats.  Stems are prostrate, 1 to 4 feet long.  Leaves are alternate and shaped like arrowheads.  The flowers are bell- or trumpet-shaped, white to pinkish, approximately 1 inch in diameter with 2 small bracts located 1 inch below the flower.  Fruit is a small, round capsule, usually 4-seeded.

Because of its remarkable adaptability to different environmental conditions, it may be found at altitudes as high as 10,000 feet.  The flowering period is from late June until frost in the fall.