Calystegia soldanella (L.) R.Br.

Spice Flower In the field

Family: CONVOLVULACEAE

Genus: Calystegia

Catalan common name: Campaneta de la mar. Corretjola blanca. Corretjola mascle.

Spanish common name: Berza marina. Correhuela mayor. Hiedra campana. Soga de árboles.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

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

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Beaches and dunes, sandy soils. Beaches and dunes, sandy soils.

Characteristics: This is the beach bindweed. It is unmistakable because of its large, pinkish flower with petals which are completely joined and which stick up out of the sand in summer. The leaves are suborbiculate with two auricles at their base.