WILD BUCKWHEAT
Wild buckwheat is sometimes called black bindweed and is OFTEN CONFUSED with field bindweed. Both have arrow-shaped leaves and vines that grow along the ground and twist around other plants.
HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO?
WILD BUCKWHEAT
WHAT'S THAT WEED?
WHAT'S THAT WEED? SERIES
The Miriam Webster dictionary defines a weed as “a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth, especially: one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants.”
As is the case with countless other subject areas, beauty is always in the eye of the beholder. What’s undesirable for a gardener may be desirable for a pollinator or a herbalist.