Convolvulaceae, the morning-glory family.
Description:
Plant:
Low, creeping or twining vine, to 4', with white or pinkish funnel-shaped
flowers. Perennial.
Flowers:
White, sometimes marked with pink, funnel-shaped, with five shallow lobes,
about 1" across, borne singly on long stems in leaf axils.
Leaves:
Alternate, oblong to triangular with two backwards-pointing lobes, 1"-2" long.
The technical term for the arrowhead shape is sagittate.
Fruit:
An ovoid capsule
Blooming:
May-October
Habitat:
Fields, waste and weedy areas.
Comments:
This species, introduced from Europe, can be a noxious weed, climbing
and twining about other plants and sometimes smothering them.
It is a perennial, growing from deeply buried, fleshy, horizontal roots, and
can be almost impossible to eradicate, as the plants will sprout from even a small root fragment.
It prefers bright sun and loose soil, and is most troublesome under these
conditions.
Where to find it:
Growing in lawn areas near the entrance to the park, and in other locations.