Convolvulus arvensis L.

English: European bindweed, Smallflowered morning glory

German: Ackerwinde

Mandarin: 田旋花 (tian xuan hua)

Portuguese: Corriola-campestre, Engatateira

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Solanales (101)

        Family: Convolvulaceae (43)(family description)

          Genus: Convolvulus (4)

            Epithet: arvensis L. (12)

Synonym: Convolvulus chinensis Ker Gawl.

arvensis => growing in fields

chinensis => of Chinese origin

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: pink, white

Check for Convolvulus arvensis at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [42] Image of Convolvulus arvensis - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz
• [232] Convolvulus arvensis - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [510] Convolvulus arvensis - Plants For A Future database
• [1622] Convolvulus arvensis - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [24] Podlech,D. (2001): Herbs and healing plants of Britain and Eurpoe. Harper Collins, London, UK.