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Convolvulus tricolor (Three-coloured Bindweed) |
Convolvulus tricolor (CONVOLVULACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Convolvulus tricolor (Todaro) Cavara & Grande
Published in Sp. Pl. 158 (1753) | Synonyms : |
Basionym or principal synonym:
No Main Synonyms
Full list of synonyms :
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Plant Family : | Convolvulaceae The BindWeed Family 21 Convolvulaceae species recorded from Malta.
Juss. | English name(s) : | Three-coloured Bindweed, Dwarf Morning Glory | Maltese name(s) : | Leblieb ikħal, Leblieb tal-werqa tleqq | 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]: THEROPHYTE (Annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Apr-May | Colour of Flowers: | Blue |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Dry, open habitats |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Herbaceous annual or short-lived perennial up to 60 cm. Leaves sessile, mostly obovate to oblanceolate. Peduncle and pedicel together several times as long as calyx, 1-flowered. Sepals with distinct distal and proximal regions, pubescent, herbaceous, obtuse to acuminate. Corolla 15-40 mm, usually with basipetally-zoned blue, white and yellow bands. Capsule pubescent. |
Distributional range: |
Mediterranean region, Portugal |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
the Azores, the Balaeric Islands, Corse, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Greece, Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), ex-Jugoslavia, Portugal, Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
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