# Black-bindweed

*Fallopia convolvulus*

Its seeds closely resemble buckwheat, leading to its common nickname 'wild buckwheat', though its climbing habit is entirely distinct.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae › Fallopia
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Cultivated fields, gardens, waste ground, roadsides, and disturbed grasslands.
- **Diet:** Autotrophic (Photosynthetic, absorbing water and nutrients from soil).
- **Range:** Europe, Asia, North America, North Africa
- **Size:** Stems climbing or trailing up to 1 to 1.5 meters
- **Lifespan:** Annual (less than 1 year)
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Herbicides, intensive agricultural tilling, and competitive cover crops.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless to humans. Safe to touch and observe. Often considered an agricultural weed; if found in gardens, it can be hand-pulled from the base before it sets seed. No medical risk if contacted.

## About

Fallopia convolvulus , the black-bindweed or wild buckwheat , is a fast-growing annual flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae native throughout Europe, Asia and northern Africa. It is an arable plant.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/804605e4-a528-41f8-816e-145e475d9f5c
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/77129
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallopia convolvulus
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/25951861/medium.jpg (Roman, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.