Israel wildflowers: Mallow-leaved bindweed
Convolvulus althaeoides, Mallow-leaved bindweed, Falmate Bindweed,
Hebrew: חבלבל כפני, Arabic: لبلاب ختمي
| Scientific name: | Convolvulus althaeoides L. | |
| Common name: | Mallow-leaved bindweed, Falmate Bindweed | |
| Hebrew name: | חבלבל כפני | |
| Arabic name: | لبلاب ختمي | |
| Plant Family: | Convolvulaceae, חבלבליים |
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| Life form: | Perennial herb, Vine | |
| Stems: | 15 cm in height; trailing or climbing, hairy | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, dissected once | |
| Flowers: | Pink, violet | |
| Fruits / pods: | Capsules | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Herbaceous plant communities of the Mediterranean territory | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Convolvulus, Latin, convolvere, “to twine around”; “a bindweed” (Plinius), from convolvo, volvi, volutum, ere “to droll together, roll up, intertwine.”
althaeoides, resembling hollyhock.
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