Spread

Field bindweed is native to Europe. It probably entered the US through several accidental introductions.

This species was on the Atlantic coast by 1790, entered California before 1870, and appeared in Kansas in 1877, possibly as a contaminant in wheat seeds shipped there by rail.

Bindweed grows best in dry to moderately moist soil and is able to survive long periods without water. In the U.S., field bindweed is a serious pest in most states, except in the southeastern U.S., where the climate is too moist for its growth.