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Zappulla di Modica, Ispica, Contrada S. Lorenzo di Pachino (Brullo 1982 a); Fra Marineo e
Ficuzza (Brullo & Spampinato 1986); M. Pellegrino (Raimondo ed. 1992); Torre Manfria (Brullo
& al. 1998); Salina Serro di Sciarato lungo sentiero per Praiola (Pasta & Lo Cascio 2002); Cava
Randello (Giardina & al. 2002); Mongerbino (Raimondo & al. 2004). – NC.

1711. Convolvulus sabatius Viv., Fl. Libyc. Spec.: 67 (1824)
Limestone cliffs. – Recorded as adventice at Taormina by Fiori (1928: 929). Confirmed by
Raimondo & Fici (1990). Today only few individuals occur there (2002)!– RR.
1712. Convolvulus arvensis L., Sp. Pl.: 153 (1753)
Gardens, vineyards, uncultivated land. – Throughout the region. – CC.
1713. Convolvulus farinosus L., Mant. Pl. Alt.: 203 (1771)
Exotic native to South-Africa naturalized Palermo. Possibile invasività finora inespressa
(Domina 2004). – Ruderal habitat. – Palermo alla foce del F. Oreto e in via Archirafi (Domina
loc. cit.). – R.
* Convolvulus betonicifolius Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n. 20 (1768)
Adventice in uncultivated land, ballasts, railways. – Already reported by Lojacono for Sicily, but
perhaps misidentificated. Reported as alien for Messina after a reference given by Pistone for the
first time by Borzì (1891: sub C. hirsutus, sed sine auctore, an ?M. Bieb.), but never confirmed
again and perhaps extict.

1714. Convolvulus althaeoides L., Sp. Pl.: 156 (1753) [C. italicus Roem. & Schult.]
Uncultivated land, dry meadows, road edges. – Throughout the region. – CC.

1715. Convolvulus elegantissimus Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n. 22 (1768) [C. althaeoides
var. b. L.; C. althaeoides L. subsp. tenuissimus (Sibth. & Sm.) Stace; “C. althaeoides”
+ C. tenuissimus” sensu Guss. (1827)]
Uncultivated land, dry meadows, road edges. – Throughout the region. – C.
1716. Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 203 (1866) [Bas. Convolvulus impe-
rati Vahl, Symb. Bot. 1: 17 (1790); I. stolonifera (Cirillo) J. F. Gmelin]
Beaches, maritime dunes. – Siracusano alla Foce del San Leonardo (Turrisi 2001). – RR.

1717. Ipomoea sagittata Poir., Voy. Barbarie 2: 122 (1789)
Coastal marshes, wet salt muds, embankments. – Tra S. Croce e Scicli, Mondello (Gussone
1827); Palermo a Mondello “oggi distrutta”, Buonfornello alla Roccella, Marina tra S. Croce e
Scicli, Trapani (Lojacono 1904); Capo Feto (Brullo 1978); F. Oreto (Traina & Marcenò 2001). –
RR.
1718. Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr., Interpr. Herb. Amboin.: 445 (1917) [Bas.
Convolvulus indicus Burm., Auctuarium Index Univ.: 6 (1755); I. acuminata (Vahl)
Roem. & Schult.]
Cultivated for ornament and naturalized. – Along the coastland of Sicily. – CC.

1719. Ipomoea purpurea Roth, Bot. Abh. Beobacht.: 27 (1787)
Ornamental with a slight tendency to be naturalized. – Near hurban centres and in hills. – NC.