Need to identify crawling weed!

Question

This weed seems to be crawling over and under my lawn. The roots of this plant are amazing! A web of roots under the lawn! Please help me find the name of it!

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Answer 1

This is field bindweed and is difficult to control. If it is in your lawn try a selective herbicide like weed-be-gone. Be prepared to put down several applications

Answer 2

I have the same stuff in my planters.  It grows up on shrubs and practically strangles my roses.  I can't get rid of it, but what I was going to do is put some in a zip-lock bag and take it to a local nursery to see what they suggest.  I'll never get rid of it completely because the neighbor has a bunch of it, and never pulls it out or sprays it.  I can't stand the stuff.  When I try to pull it out, it disturbs all of my mulch too because of the long roots.

Answer 3

I'm not positive, but it looks a lot like trailing vinca... vinca minor or vinca major. It grows quickly and roots very, very easily. Some folks use it as a ground cover in place of ivy or asiatic jasmine & such.

As for how to get rid if it? I'm not sure about that either. But Atrazine might work.