Occurs from southern Illinois and Missouri east to South Carolina and south to Florida and Texas. Climbing and become woody with age. Stems have tendrils that result in short lateral branches. Deep-rooted rootstock that serves as the perennating organ. Occur in panicles at the ends of branches.
Flowers are greenish to white in color.
The calyxs are approximately 1 inch long and white to pink in color. Redvine has a deep perennating rootstock unlike wild buckwheat or hedge bindweed. The basal lobes of redvine are also much more rounded than those of field bindweed. Lastly, wild buckwheat can be distinguished from either of these weeds due to the ocrea that occurs at the base of the leaf petioles.