Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Convolvulus cantabrica L.
Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
Genus : Convolvulus
Catalan common name : Corretjola.
Spanish common name : Campanilla de pobres. Campanilla montañesa.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Gerona. Lérida. Tarragona.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : North Mediterranean
Flowering time : May. June. July. August. September. October.
Life-forms : Hemicryptophyte.
Habitat : Stony soils and road sides.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : This bindweed has pink flowers and leaves covered with pilosity that gives it a whitish colour. Resembles Convolvulus lineatus, but in this latter species the hairs are much more silky to the touch and covers much more amply the leaves and stems. Inhabits the borders of fields and roadsides in warm and sunny locations. Flowers during the months of May and June.
