PLANTS Profile for Polygonum convolvulus var. subulatum (black bindweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygonum convolvulus L. var. subulatum Lej. & Court.
black bindweed

Symbol:

POCOS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Polygonum convolvulus L. var. subulatum Lej. & Court.

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Distribution:
Polygonum convolvulus L. var. subulatum Lej. & Court.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, MA, ME, MI, NH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WA)

Related Taxa:
Polygonum convolvulus L. var. subulatum Lej. & Court.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum, 2 varieties in Polygonum convolvulus L.

Classification:
Polygonum convolvulus L. var. subulatum Lej. & Court.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Polygonales
Family	Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus	Polygonum L. – knotweed
Species	Polygonum convolvulus L. – black bindweed
Variety	Polygonum convolvulus L. var. subulatum Lej. & Court. – black bindweed

U.S. Weed Information:
Polygonum convolvulus L. var. subulatum Lej. & Court.

Polygonum convolvulus
black bindweed
climbing buckwheat
cornbind
dullseed cornbind
wild buckwheat

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST		Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

Introduced Information:
Polygonum convolvulus L. var. subulatum Lej. & Court.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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