COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
Record
Catalog Number:
167
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.167_1200.Con_arv1.tif
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:167
Institution Code:
KBS
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
Basis Of Record:
observation
Scientific Name:
Convolvulus arvensis L.
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Genus:
Convolvulus
Species:
arvensis
Scientific Name Author:
L.
State or Province:
Kansas
County:
Douglas
Locality:
Lawrence, W part of town on West Campus, S of the Bridwell Botanical Research Laboratory. Open, disturbed ground near construction site.
Physiographic Province:
Osage Cuestas
Associated Plant Community:
Disturbed
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
Date Collected:
8/10/1988
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Genus Name Meaning:
From Latin convolvere, "to twine around"
Species Name Meaning:
of the fields
Common Names:
Field bindweed
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
Description:
Height: Stems to 1.5 m long
Description:
"Species description: Flowers are white or pinkish, often with prominent pink bands, and bloom from May to October."
Description:
Species description: Twining or trailing perennial herb with stems up to 1.5 m long. Leaves are alternate and simple. Often forms dense mats from creeping rhizomes.
Description:
"Habitat: Disturbed sites including cultivated ground, gardens, and roadsides."
Description:
Range in Kansas: Throughout the state.
Description:
"Edible uses: Dried, ground roots can be used for meal."
Description:
Medicinal Uses: Tea from roots used as laxative and diuretic; tea from flowers used to treat fevers and wounds. Navajos treated spider bites with lotion made from plant.
Description:
Other uses: Green dye can be made from plant; twine can be made from stems.
Description:
"Notes: Noxious weed in Kansas and other states. Very difficult to eradicate because of deep, extensive root system. Any piece of root remaining in ground will produce new shoots. Seeds are viable for many years."
Description:
Warnings: Large quantities when ingested can cause diarrhea.
Description:
Cultivation: Noxious weed--should not be cultivated. Will twine around and choke out other plants.
Color:
Pinkish
Color:
White
Convolvulus arvensis L.
