Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Europe and Asia

Movement

Climbing

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

A tenacious creeping vine whose funnel-shaped white or pink flowers belie its reputation as one of the world's most invasive agricultural weeds. Its roots can plunge over 9 metres deep, making it nearly impossible to eradicate once established.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Convolvulaceae

Genus

Convolvulus

Species

Convolvulus arvensis