Bindweed

شجرة الغبرة

• COMMON NAME:Bindweed

• ARABIC:شجرة الغبرة

• BOTANICAL NAME:Convolvulus ulicinus Boiss.

• FAMILY:CONVOLVULACEAE

• KIND:Native

• EMIRATE:Fujairah

• GROWTH FORMS:Shrubs

• HABITATS:Slope (Rocky)

• TYPES:Perennial

DESCRIPTION:

Perennial, woody. Stems erect and spreading, up to 45 cm, forming a cushion, white to pale green, stiff, intricately branched, spiny tips. Leaves grey-green, arrow-shaped, c. 0.2* 1.0 cm, with rounded tips, edges upturned, upper surface covered with fine, silky, silver-white hairs. Flowers c. 2 cm across, white, 5-petalled. Flowering from February to April.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021.