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Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. tenuissimus
  (Silvery Mallow-Leaved BindWeed)


Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. tenuissimus  (CONVOLVULACEAE.) 
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Profile Date May-2004 (taxon update: May-2004)
Citation for this page Mifsud, S. (2022). Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. tenuissimus - datasheet created on May-2004. Retrieved from MaltaWildPlants.com on 19-Mar-2024

Nomenclature and Basic Information

Species name :

Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. tenuissimus(Sm.) Stace
Published in Fl. Algerie, Dicot.: 592. 1890

Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.)

Convolvulus elegantissimus Mill.
Synonym that was used for long in Malta: Convolvulus elegantissimus Miller
Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [PlantList] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life] [Worldplants.de]

Plant Family :

Convolvulaceae Juss. (The BindWeed Family)
24 species from the Convolvulaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.

English name(s) :

Silvery Mallow-Leaved BindWeed, Dissected Mallow-Leaved BindWeed

Maltese name(s) :

Leblieba tax-xagħri ċar, Leblieba tax-xagħri tal-werqa fiddenija

Status for Malta :

Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man

Frequency :

Very Common     Common    Frequent     Scarce     Rare    Very rare    Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: HEMICRYPTOPHYTE ( prostate plants with flowers close to the ground )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon

Legal Protection :

Not legally protected till the last update of this website (2/Mar/2022)

Red List (1989) :

Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

March – June

Colour of Flowers:

Pink

Toxicity:

Not particularly toxic

Name Derivation :

Convolvulus: from the Latin word convolvere, meaning to twine around, referring to the twining habit of the stem of most plants in this genus. (Latin origin )
althaeoides subsp. tenuissimus:

Planting in rural areas :

Can be planted in rural areas according to ERA Guidelines


Description, Habitat and Distribution
Habitat in Europe: Dry places
Preferred habitat in Malta: Arid rocky ground at field margins, derelict fields, rubble walls and waysides, footpaths, and disturbed ground close to agricultural areas.
Botanical Description: Pubescent perennial; stems up to 100 cm, slender, trailing or twining, herbaceous. Leaves petiolate, very variable but at least the upper deeply lobed and cordate to sagittate. Peduncles axillary, usually much longer than bracts, 1- to 3(5)-flowered. Sepals variable, acute to rounded. Corolla 25-40 mm, usually pink with a white centre. Relatively slender, with dense, almost entirely appressed, hairs; leaf-lobes relatively narrow and deep; sepals (6)7-8(-9) mm. Relatively robust, with sparse to dense, mostly patent hairs; leaf-lobes relatively wide and shallow; sepals (7)8-9(10) mm.
Distributional range: S. Europe - from Italy eastwards; naturalized in France, rarer further west

Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993):
Albania, the Balaeric Islands, Bulgaria, Crete, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Greece, Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), ex-Jugoslavia, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta, Turkey (European part)
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019)
  Country codes  
? AE(G) Ag Al Bu Cg Co Cr Ct Eg Ga(F) Gr Hs(S) Hu It Le Li Ma Rm Sa Si(M S) Tu(A E) [nGa(F)]

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Vienna Virt. Herb.

RBGE Herbarium

KEW Herbarium

MNHN

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Species Images (36 images)
   Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. tenuissimus   -   Image Code: CNVEL-0.
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