Convolvulus lineatus L., it is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte, up to 3-35 cm tall, with a woody base and procumbent or ascending herbaceous stems, densely appressed sericeous. Leaves 25-50 (-60) x 8-10 (-15) mm, sericeous, lanceolate to oblanceolate to elliptic, subacute, base attenuate, basal leaves wider and scarious at the base. Flowers (1-many), axillary or terminal. Bracts longer than the inflorescence. Outer sepals unequal 6-12 mm, sericeous, linear to lanceolate, convex on the back below, cuneate to rounded at base, acute-acuminate. Corolla bright pink, 15-25 mm long, with hairy bands on the outside, distinctly 5 toothed. Capsules ± appressed hairy, obovoid or ovate, 6-7 x 4·5 mm. Seeds 3 x 1.5 mm, covered with very short pubescent hairs.
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