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Etymology of Convolvulus siculus: "Convolvulus" comes from the Latin verb "convolvo", which means "interweave" or "roll together, up or around; coil", because it binds itself and winds itself around the stems and leaves of everything in its path and if nothing is in its path, it winds around itself. "Siculus" is Latin and it means "the Sicilian", a reference to the region where it was initially recorded.
There have been at least 11 Convolvulus kinds (ten species and a hybrid) identified so far in Cyprus.
Convolvulus siculus, in Cyprus, is not such a common species to encounter as the althaeoides or the arvensis that belong in the same genus. It may be appearing mostly coastally both in the Southern and Northern parts of Cyprus (up to 925 metres), but it's definitely a plant which is hard to be noticed. Convolvulus siculus's flowering period is from February to May. It mostly grows on roadsides, hillsides and dry stony places.
How to identify Convolvulus siculus:
Convolvulus siculus bears very small blue flowers (the corolla is not more than 1.5 cm in diameter) and its leaves are oblong or narrowly cordate, distinctly petiolate.
