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Seed Study - Convolvulus arvensis

Convolvulus arvensis - Field Bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis - Field Bindweed

Photo by Rick Shory, Colorado State University

Species: Convolvulus arvensis
Common name: field bindweed

Seedling Identification: Cotyledons are round with a slight notch in the end. The earliest true leaves are seldom hastate, though older leaves may be.

Thanks to Rick Shory, NREL-Colorado State Univerity, for photo and description.

 

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