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Weed Science & Agronomy
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Bayer Code : cagse

Scientific name: Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Brown


Synonym(s) of Sc. name:

Classification: Convolvulaceae, Dicotyledonous

Common name: hedge bindweed

Synonym(s) of Common name:

Name per country: DE : Gemeine Zaunwinde ; ES : correguela mayor ; FR : liseron des haies ; IT : vilucchio bianco ; PT : trepadeira-das-balças ; EN : hedge bindweed ; NL : haagwinde, NL : heggerank ;

Biological type: Perennial with rhizomes, Perennial with stolons


Seedling snapshot Seedling snapshot Seedling:

- Cotyledons spatulate.

- Leaves like sagittate or cordate in shape.


Adult plant snapshot Adult plant:

- Stem winding, climbing, glabrous, can reach in excess of 500 cm. several branches, between nodes, often red-brown. Lateral branches clustered, short and bulbous, accompanied by one or two adventitious roots.

- Alternated leaves cordate or sagittate. Early development of cotyledonary buds.

- White flowers rarely rose, very tall (4-6 cm), solitary and borne on peduncle more or less long. Calyx partially covered by 2 large cordiform and foliaceous bracts.

- Fruits : glabrous, subglobulous capsules.

- - Risk of confusion with: Fallopia convolvulu (L.) A. Loeve (seedling stage), Convovulus arvensis L.

- Biological type: perennial with rhizomes and with stolons.

Mistake with: Fallopia convolvulus , Convolvulus arvensis


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