Familie:

Convolvulaceae

Habitat:

Ruderal grassland, especially along hedges, roadsides and in fallow land

Growth habit:

krough

Plant size:

bup to 1 m long

Flower colour:

ro pink, darker at the inner base

Flowering time

April - June

Leaf characteristics:

globed to deeply lobed leaves, heart-shaped or arrow-shaped at the base, alternate, petiolate

Flower characteristics:

1 - 3 flowers on axillary stems up to 6 cm long, pink corolla funnel-shaped and 2.5 to 4 cm long

Fruits:

two-lobed, multi-seeded, glabrous capsules

Special features:

The plant is prostrate and only grows upwards through the twining stem. It is also perennial and has protruding or adherent hairs. It spreads by means of the large, round seeds as ground rollers.