| Family | CONVOLVULACEAE |
| Genus species | Convolvulus compactus Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 40 (1844) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1400-1900m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate to oblanceolate, acuminate, sericeous-hirsute, flowers of 3-5, sessile, axillary and terminal, corolla infundibuliform, capsule ovoid |
| Size | 2-10cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring after soaking in water cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Convolvulus boissieri ssp. compactus (Boiss.) Stace Convolvulus boissieri ssp. parnassicus (Boiss. & Orph.) Kuzmanov Convolvulus cochlearis Griseb. Convolvulus compactus ssp. parnassicus (Boiss. & Orph.) Sa´ad Convolvulus konyacus Sa´ad Convolvulus nitidus var. acutifolius Košanin Convolvulus parnassicus Boiss. & Orph. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |