Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Fallopia convolvulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Climbing Buckwheat at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum convolvulus var. convolvulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Fallopia convolvulus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 4 (2003)
Fallopia convolvulus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygonum convolvulus var. convolvulus
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygonum convolvulus var. subulatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-021:
Polygonum convolvulus FAMILY Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bilderdykia convolvulus
COMMON NAME:
Climbing Buckwheat, Nimblewill, Black Bindweed
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_tico5_001_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_121
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JK Marlow jkm140823_103
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaf apex acute to acuminate, leaf base cordate to cordate-sagittate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140823_104
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm0309c_15
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0409d_09
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0409d_12
September Greenville County SC
Similar in general habital features to P. scandens, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
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JK Marlow jkm0409d_22
September Greenville County SC
Flowers in axillary fascicles or racemes. Calyx green to white or pinkish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow s021006_a
October Greenville County SC
Sepals enlarging little as fruit matures, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Fallopia convolvulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum convolvulus var. convolvulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Fallopia convolvulus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 4
Fallopia convolvulus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygonum convolvulus var. convolvulus
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygonum convolvulus var. subulatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-021:
Polygonum convolvulus
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bilderdykia convolvulus
1121
Climbing herbaceous vine
Annual
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Common (rare in GA)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Greenish/ Whitish/ Pinkish
5-parted calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in axillary fascicles or racemes
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Black, dull
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p322
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p205
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p291
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p033
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