Convolvulus tricolor
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Convolvulus tricolor (syn. C. minor) is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae, native to Mediterranean Europe. Common names include dwarf morning-glory,{{PLANTS|id=COTR17|taxon=Convolvulus tricolor|accessdate=17 January 2016}} tricolour convolvulus,{{BSBI 2007 |accessdate=2014-10-17 }} and belle de jour.
Description
It is a short to medium annual plant with solitary long-stalked flowers. The flower is a tri-coloured funnel-shaped bloom about three centimeters wide, blue with white and a yellow centre.{{Cn|date=May 2023}}
Taxonomy
= Synonyms =
- Convolvulus maroccanus Batt.
- Convolvulus meonanthus Hoffmanns. & Link
- Convolvulus minor
- Convolvulus pseudotricolor Bertol.
= Subspecies =
- Convolvulus tricolor subsp. hortensis (Batt.) Maire
- Convolvulus tricolor subsp. meonanthus (Hoffmanns. & Link) Maire
- Convolvulus tricolor subsp. pentapetaloides (L.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Convolvulus tricolor subsp. tricolor L.[http://www.anthos.es/v22/index.php?set_locale=es Convolvulus tricolor] Real Jardín Botánico: Proyecto Anthos
O. Bolòs et J. Vigoe distinguish Convolvulus tricolor ssp. pentapetaloides (L.) O.Bolòs & Vigo, found in the Balearic isles, from the type subspecies (Convolvulus tricolor ssp tricolor) by flowers that are smaller (7–10 mm), and both the calyx and the capsule having few or no hairs.
Habitat
Common on cultivated land, dry open habitats, sandy places and roadsides.{{Cn|date=May 2023}}
Distribution
This flowering plant is native to the Mediterranean Basin, particularly the south, but it is occasionally seen in other areas of similar climate. In Spain it can be found in the Balearic Islands,[http://herbarivirtual.uib.es/cas-med/especie/5389.html Herbario Virtual: Convolvulus tricolor L. subsp. pentapetaloides]
and Andalusia, especially in the Costa del Sol.García Guardia, G. (1988). Flores Silvestres de Andalucía. Alcorcón:Rueda. {{ISBN|84-7207-049-2}}.
Cultivation
Convolvulus tricolor is usually cultivated for ornamental purposes. The species{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/105536/Convolvulus-tricolor/Details | title = Convolvulus tricolor | publisher = RHS | accessdate = 12 April 2020}} and the cultivar 'Blue Ensign'{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/106101/Convolvulus-tricolor-Blue-Ensign/Details | title = Convolvulus tricolor 'Blue Ensign' | publisher = RHS | accessdate = 12 April 2020}} have both received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8525 CalFlora]
- [http://www.ipni.org/ipni/simplePlantNameSearch.do?find_wholeName=Convolvulus+tricolor IPNI Listing]
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Category:Plants described in 1753
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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