Family | CONVOLVULACEAE |
Genus species | Convolvulus calvertii Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 3: 124 (1856) |
Native Range | Krym to w. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 900-2600m |
Description | leaves linear to oblanceolate, to 3cm, long velutinous hirsute, flowers 2-7 in compact, terminal cyme, corolla 18mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after soaking in water cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Convolvulus bracteosus Juz. Convolvulus calvertii ssp. bracteosus (Juz.) Smoljan. Convolvulus calvertii var. tauricus Convolvulus calvertii ssp. tauricus (Bornm.) Smoljan. Convolvulus lanuginosus Ledeb. Convolvulus pusillus Pall. ex Roem. & Schult. Convolvulus saxatilis M.Bieb. Convolvulus tauricus (Bornm.) Juz. Convolvulus triqueter Rehmann ex Petrov |
Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |