General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 3 to 6 feet
Fruit: Other: Black achene
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
Other: Greenish-white to pinkish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Wild Buckwheat
  • False Buckwheat
  • Black Bindweed
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Fallopia convolvulus
  • Synonym: Polygonum convolvulus

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2015-04-28
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2015-04-28

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