Black bindweed (Polygonum convolvulus)
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Exposure
- Full sun
Cultivation
Succeeds in an ordinary garden soil. A scrambling climbing plant. Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in situ.
Edible uses
Seed - ground into a powder and used as a gruel or mixed with cereals. The seed is rather small and fiddly to utilize.
Habitat
Waste places, arable land and gardens.
Native range
Europe, including Britain, from Norway south and east to N. Africa and temperate Asia.
Same genus
- Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
- Meadow bistort (Polygonum bistorta)
- European knotweed (Polygonum arenarium)
- Narrowleaf knotweed (Polygonum bellardii)
- Alaska Wild Rhubarb (Polygonum alaskanum)
- Alaska wild rhubarb (Polygonum alpinum)
- Water knotweed (Polygonum amphibium)
- Ovalleaf knotweed (Polygonum arenastrum)