Ireland

Black bindweed

Fallopia convolvulus (Polygonum convolvulus)

Description
Annual, winding weed with branching, deep-sinking roots. Before flowering, it is easily confused with field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis). The plant is 20-150 cm (7.87 - 59.05 inch) tall.

Characteristic Features
Triangular/arrow-shaped leaves with downward-pointing, teardrop-shaped tip; creeping growing habit.

Cotyledons
Long, narrow, the two halves unequal in size. Cotyledons bend downwards (field bindweed has heart-shaped, long-stemmed cotyledons).

Stems
Thin, single or ramified, twisting, 20-100 cm (7.87 - 39.37 inch) long or high.

Leaves
Cordate-sagittate, petiolate, juicy green, often reddish-tinged, pinnate-nerved, with ligule often incised.
Leaf tips retracted downwards.

Pesticides
Ally Ultra
intensity: ★★★
ASTROKerb
intensity: ★★★
Axial One
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Barclay Propyzaflash
intensity: ★★★
Betanal Max Pro
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Butryflow
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Buzzin.
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Cameo Max SX
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Cameo MaxSX
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Careca
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CIPC
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Clayton Xenon
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Croupier OD
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Debut
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Elumis
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Ergon
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Ethosat 500
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Farmco Beet-Clean
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Farmco Lenzo Flo
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Farmco Tuskar
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Foundation
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Harmony M SX
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Harmony Max SX
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High Load Mircam
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Inka Max SX
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Judo
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Kerb Flo
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Kyleo
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Mircam Super
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Nirvana
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Proper Flo
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Proper Flo.
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Pyramin DF
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Quantum Max SX
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Relva
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Retro
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Safari Lite WSB
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Sencorex Flow
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Spotlight Plus
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Temsa SC
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Tomahawk
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Tonale
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Trilogy.
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Trilogy
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Wing P
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Wizard
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Afalon Liquid
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Ally Express
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Ally Max SX
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Barclay Seismic WG
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Basagran SG
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Benta 480 SL
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Bolt
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Boudha
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Buzzin
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Cadou Star
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Calibre Max SX
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Cleave
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Cliophar 100
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Cliophar 600 SL
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Clovermax
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Compitox Plus
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D50
intensity: ★★
Dow Shield 100
intensity: ★★
Duplosan KV
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Duplosan Super
intensity: ★★
Farmco Rebel XT
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Farmco Undersown
intensity: ★★
Kerb Granules
intensity: ★★
Legumex DB
intensity: ★★
Mastercrop Undersown
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Mitron WG
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PDM 330 EC
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Pelican Delta
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Proman
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Salvo
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Savvy
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Savvy Premium
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Shotput
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Stomp Aqua
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Totril
intensity: ★★
Twinprop.
intensity: ★★
Venzar Flowable
intensity: ★★
Vivendi 200
intensity: ★★
Agroxone 50
intensity: ★
Basagran
intensity: ★
DyWeed 50
intensity: ★
Embutone
intensity: ★
Goltix 70 SC
intensity: ★
M50
intensity: ★
Titus
intensity: ★
Ally SX
intensity: N/A
Alpha Bromotril P
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Arbiter
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Barclay Hudson
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Barclay Hurler
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Barclay Keeper 500
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Beet Shield
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Betanal Flow
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Betanal Maxx Pro
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Binder.
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Clayton Flurry
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Conviso One
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Damine
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Diqua
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Diquash 200 SL
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Empire Supreme
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Farmco Floxxy
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Flurostar 200
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Flurox 200
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GAT Stake 20 EC
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Hatchet Xtra
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Hyflux
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Lingo
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Mission 200 SL
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Most Micro
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Nortron 50 SC
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Oxytril CM
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SC Brushkiller
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Sempra
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Sniper
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Starane 2
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Starane Hi-Load HL
intensity: N/A
Stellox
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Stomp 400 SC
intensity: N/A
Stride DFF
intensity: N/A
Tumbleweed
intensity: N/A
Zypar
intensity: N/A