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  • COMMON NAME: bindweed, morning glory.
  • ARABIC: عليق، مداد
  • BOTANICAL NAME: Convolvulus acanthocladus Boiss.
  • FAMILY: CONVOLVULACEAE
  • KIND: Native
  • EMIRATE: Ras-Al-Khaimah , Fujairah
  • GROWTH FORMS: Shrubs
  • HABITATS: Slope (Rocky) Slope (Stony)
  • TYPES: Perennial
  • REMARKS: One of the most common plants at high elevation in the Ru'us al-jibal (above c. 1000m).
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:265755-1#distributions V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021. 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. https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-convolvulus-nature-image01206342.html
Perennial, woody, rounded clump or cushion, up to 45 cm. Stems intricately branched. Pale grey-green. stiff but twisting, ending in a spiny forked tip (often orange-brown). Leaves grey-green. c. 0.6 cm long. hidden among branches. arrow - or diamond-shaped with rounded tips, edges slightly upturned. Flowers white. c. 2 cm across, 5-shaped with rounded tips, edges slightly upturned. Flowers white. c. 2 cm across, 5-petaled with pale yellow center. Flowering from February to April.
common in higher mountains
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