About Convolvulus cantabrica L.
This bindweed, Convolvulus cantabrica L., is a scapose hemicryptophyte that averages 20 to 50 centimeters (7.9 to 19.7 inches) in height. It produces simple, alternate lanceolate leaves that are coarsely hairy on both surfaces. Its wide funnel-shaped flowers are actinomorphic (radially symmetrical), arranged on long petioles at leaf axils. The corolla measures 15 to 25 millimeters long and is usually pale pink, though it may be fully white. The flowers are hermaphroditic and are pollinated by insects via entomogamy. Flowering occurs from May through October. Fruits are globose, hairy capsules holding 2 to 4 brownish seeds. This species is native to southern Europe and widespread across Mediterranean coasts. Convolvulus cantabrica grows in rocky areas, sunny slopes, xerophilous prairies, dry grassland, and scrublands on calcareous soil, at altitudes between 0 and 1,300 meters (0 to 4,265 feet) above sea level.
