Fallopia convolvulus

Classification	Dicots
Family	Polygonaceae
Family (Traditional)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Fallopia
Species:	Fallopia convolvulus (L.) A. Love
Common Name	Black Bindweed; Climbing Buckwheat
Growth Habit	vine - forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 8
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Bilderdykia convolvulus	Bilderdykia convolvulus (L.) Dumort.
Polygonum convolvulus	Polygonum convolvulus L.
Polygonum convolvulus var. convolvulus	Polygonum convolvulus var. convolvulus
Polygonum convolvulus var. subalatum	Polygonum convolvulus var. subalatum Lej. & Courtois
Polygonum convolvulus var. subulatum	Polygonum convolvulus var. subulatum Lej. & Court.
Reynoutria convolvulus	Reynoutria convolvulus (L.) Shinners
Tiniaria convolvulus	Tiniaria convolvulus (L.) Webb & Moq.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Bullitt (KY), Franklin (KY), Harlan (KY), Jefferson (KY), Madison (KY), Oldham (KY), Rowan (KY), Davidson (TN), Hawkins (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, ETSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1981 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA018673	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Fallopia convolvulus
APSC0118368	Ballard	Kentucky			APSC Fallopia convolvulus
APSC0118370	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Fallopia convolvulus
APSC0007582	Montgomery	Tennessee	04 Aug 1981	Edward Chester	APSC Fallopia convolvulus
APSC0051893	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Fallopia convolvulus
APSC0007584	Stewart	Tennessee	01 Jul 1983	Edward Chester	APSC Fallopia convolvulus
APSC0093507	Rowan	Kentucky			APSC Fallopia convolvulus
APSC0071286	Harlan	Kentucky	21 Sep 1993	Max Medley	APSC Fallopia convolvulus
APSC0007585	Franklin	Kentucky	01 Jun 2006	Dwayne Estes	APSC Fallopia convolvulus
APSC0007586	Rutherford	Tennessee	04 May 1981	R. Kral	APSC Fallopia convolvulus
APSC0118369	Oldham	Kentucky			APSC Fallopia convolvulus
BEREA018672	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Fallopia convolvulus
APSC0073822	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Fallopia convolvulus
APSC0070732	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Fallopia convolvulus
ETSU026723	Hawkins	Tennessee	07 Sep 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19879	ETSU Fallopia convolvulus
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	07 Sep 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Fallopia convolvulus
BEREA024067	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Fallopia convolvulus

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Fallopia convolvulus

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