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Convolvulus arvensis L.                       Small Bindweed

Plant hairy; stems trailing and twining, 3-12 dm long; leaves ovate, sagittate of hastate at the base, tip obtuse or apiculate, 2-6 cm long, petioles 5-30 mm long; usually one-flowered, pedicel two-bracteate about midlength; corolla pinkish, 1-2 cm long; capsule ovoid-obconic 5-7 mm long; troublesome weed in garden and fields.

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