Great Bindweed (Calystegia sepium) - detail

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Great Bindweed (Calystegia sepium) - detail

Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 30 Aug 2007

Convolvulus or Great Bindweed is a notorious perennial weed that is very difficult to exterminate. It forms strings of heart-shaped leaves on twining stems, which can work their way up into trees or over hedges, completely covering these. It has large white, trumpet-shaped flowers.

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52.910622
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1.238536