Viny perennial with an extensive system of deep creeping roots and rhizomes . Field bindweed is considered one of the most noxious weeds of agricultural fields throughout temperate regions of the world.
Plants typically develop large patches and are difficult to control.
It is troublesome in numerous crops, but is especially problematic in cereals, beans, and potatoes. In California, it is estimated that 770,000 hectares of agricultural land was infested in 1981. Plants can harbor the viruses that cause potato X disease, tomato spotted wilt, and vaccinium false bottom. Foliage contains tropane alkaloids and can cause intestinal problems in horses grazing on heavily infested pastures. Introduced from Europe.