Convolvulus cantabrica

Cantabrican morning glory · Pink Bindweed · Cantabrian Bindweed · Convolvolo cantabrico · Corretjola cantàbrica

Summary

Convolvulus cantabrica, commonly known as the Cantabrican morning glory or dwarf morning glory, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bindweed family. It features coarsely hairy lanceolate leaves and produces pale pink or white funnel-shaped flowers.

Region

This species is native to southern Europe and is widely distributed along the Mediterranean coasts. It typically thrives in rocky places, sunny slopes, dry grasslands, and scrublands with calcareous soils at elevations up to 1,300 meters.

Uses: beneficial

It is occasionally used as an ornamental ground cover or rock garden plant due to its attractive flowers and tolerance for dry, rocky conditions.

Distribution

Germany [I]; Austria; Slovakia; Hungary; Portugal; Spain; Baleares; France; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Malta; San Marino; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; North Macedonia; Albania; Romania; Bulgaria; European Turkey; Greece (widespread in in mainland, Kerkyra, rare Kefalonia, Kiklades: Anafi); E-European Russia; Ukraine; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Georgia [Caucasus]; Armenia; Azerbaijan; East Aegaean Isl. (Samos, Leros, Kos, Karpathos, Rhodos); Turkey (Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); Iran (EC-Iran, NE-Iran: Mts., N-Iran, W-Iran); Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon); Syria (coastal W-Syria, W-Syrian Mountains); Israel (coastal W-Israel, N-Israel)AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAustriaBalearesBulgariaCorseCyprusEast Aegean Is.FranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIranItalyKrymLebanon-SyriaLibyaMoroccoNorth CaucasusNW. Balkan Pen.PalestineRomaniaSardegnaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainTranscaucasusTunisiaTürkiyeTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraineFRJPNO

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