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Polygonaceae

Black bindweed

Fallopia convolvulus (L.) Á.Löve

Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Fallopia

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Black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus)
FlowerPhoto: Emily Summerbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (30)
Afrikaans
Wilde bokwiet
arz
اللبلاب فالوب
Belarusian
Драсён павойны, Фалопія павойная
Catalan
Renouée faux-liseron, Renouée Liseron
Chinese
卷茎蓼, 卷莖蓼, 卷旋蓼, 蔓首乌
csb
Pòwijôczowatô dërdestówka
cv
Суя йытпырши
Czech
Opletka obecná
Danish
Snerle-Pileurt
Dutch
Zwaluwtong
English
Black bindweed, Wild buckwheat
Estonian
Põld-konnatatar
Finnish
Kiertotatar
French
Renouée faux-liseron, Renouée Liseron, Vrillée sauvage, Renouee faux liseron
Georgian
Ყანის ჭლექი
German
Windenknöterich, Acker-Flügelknöterich, Renouée faux-liseron, Renouée Liseron, Winden-Knöterich
Hungarian
Szulák keserűfű
Japanese
ソバカズラ
Korean
나도닭의덩굴
Latvian
Dārza vējgriķis
Lithuanian
Vijoklinis pelėvirkštis, Renouée faux-liseron, Renouée Liseron, Vijoklinis rūgtis
os
Цъиуыхъеллау
Persian
هفت بند پیچکی
Polish
Rdestówka powojowata, Rdest powojowaty, Rdest powojowy
Russian
Горец вьюнковый, Горец вьющийся, Горлец вьющийся, Гречиха вьющаяся, Гречишка вьюнковая, Повитель вьюнковая, Фаллопия вьюнковая
sgs
Pelievėrkštė
Slovenian
Navadni slakovec
Swedish
Åkerbinda, Renouée faux-liseron, Renouée Liseron
Ukrainian
Витка гречка берізкова, Витка гречка берізковидна
Walloon
Såvaedje boûkete

Synonyms

  • Bilderdykia convolvulus (L.) Dumort.
  • Fagopyrum carinatum Moench
  • Fagopyrum convolvulus (L.) Gross
  • Fagopyrum volubile Gilib.
  • Fallopia convolvulus var. subalatum (Lej. & Court.) D.H.Kent
  • Helxine convolvulus (L.) Raf.
  • Polygonum convolvulus L.
  • Reynoutria convolvulus (L.) Shinners
  • Tiniaria convolvulus (L.) Webb & Moq.

Flowers

In flower
June to September (from 213 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.