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Fallopia convolvulus |
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| Setting seed as it's climbing up into giant purple hyssop |
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Synonym(s) |
Polygonum convolvulus |
Common name |
wild buckwheat; black bindweed |
Family |
polygonaceae |
Life cycle |
annual? |
Flowers |
inconspicuous white (summer) |
Size |
climber |
Light |
sun-part shade |
I didn't notice this weed until its arrow-shaped leaves turned orange-red in late summer. Then I also found its seeds, which are very recognizable by their triangular shape. I missed its flowers altogether.
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