Alien Invasives
Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
10 October 2016
- Other names
- Akkerwinde (Afrikaans)
- Invasive status
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NEMBA Category 1b
CARA 2002 Category 1 - Description
- Field Bindweed is a slender, twining herbaceous perennial with stems up to 3 metres long. The bright green leaves are arrow-shaped at the base. From October to March pale pink or white flowers, sometimes with red stripes, appear. Flowers are usually solitary on long stalks. After flowering, brown capsules form bearing four seeds.
- Originally from
- Europe & Asia
- Where is it a problem?
- Throughout South Africa but mostly Gauteng
- How does it spread?
- Seed dispersal
- Why is it a problem?
- Very invasive, smothering indigenous flora. It readily invades roadsides, waste areas, agricultural crop lands and disturbed grasslands.
- Planting alternatives
- Canary Creeper (Senecio tamoides), Black-eyed Susan (Thunbergia alata), Traveller’s Joy (Clematis brachiata)
- Uses
- Ornamental
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| Bank: | Nedbank |
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| Account Name: | Sandspruit Ullmann Park Association |
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