Photographs: Macroom, Co. Cork

Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Ainleog Family: Convolvulaceae Flowering time: June - September. Perennial. Native. Trumpet-shaped white, pink or striped flowers. Flower stalk (pedicel) long, narrow. Bracteoles below calyx. Alternate arrow-shaped leaves on hairless stems. Creeping and/or climbing plant with fleshy underground stems. Height/spread: 20-60cm. Low unstable sea cliffs, road banks, wasteground, fields. Similar: Sea Bindweed, Calystegia soldanella. Coastal. Round leaves

Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis, Ainleog