Convolvulus cantabrica

Convolvulus cantabrica

The Cantabrian bindweed (Convolvulus cantabrica ) is a plant from the family of wind plants ( Convolvulaceae ).

Description

The Cantabrian winch is a perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches the plant height of 10 to 50 centimeters. The inflorescence is 10 to 50 inches high and is much branched. The lateral inflorescences are 4.5 to 10 (15 ) stalked inches long and long. The crown is pink.

The flowering period extends from July to August.

Occurrence

The Cantabrian winds occurs in Southern Europe, the southern Central Europe, Anatolia, the Caucasus and Iran along roadsides and on rocky slopes at altitudes up to 1700 meters.

System

The Cantabrian winds was first published in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum. The epithet of the scientific species name cantabrica was introduced by Linnaeus as a noun, because he had cited in the protologue Charles de l' Ecluse the plant as Cantabrica referred quorundam. Therefore, it can not be changed to " cantabricus ".

Use

The Cantabrian winch is rarely used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens.

Documents

• Eckhart J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller, K. (ed.): Excursion Flora of Germany. Founded by Werner Roth painter. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants, Springer, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg, 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8.