Convolvulus siculus L. subsp. siculus

Spice Flower Flower 2 In the field

Family: CONVOLVULACEAE

Genus: Convolvulus

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Castelló. Girona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte. Terophyte.

Habitats: Therophytic calicole fields. Therophytic fields near the coast.

Characteristics: A small pubescent climbing plant, with small flowers (7-12 mm. in length) bluish, funnel shaped, and the floral peduncle shorter than the corresponding leaf. Leaves are entire and egg-shaped.