Hedge Bindweed

(Calystegia sepium)

Also known as Greater Bindweed, Bearbind, Bellbine, Withybind, Devil's Guts, Hedge-Bell and, most appropriately, Hell Weed. Like knotweed, it gains its strength from an extensive underground stem system and can be extremely difficult to eradicate once it has taken hold. Also, like knotweed, Bindweed can re-establish itself from root fragments. Similar in appearance, though slightly less vigorous in habit, is Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), otherwise known as Lesser Bindweed.

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