Convolvulus pilosellifolius var. linearifolius Sa'ad , Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 281: 191. 1967. ( Sa'ad 1967: 191).

Wood, John R. I., Williams, Bethany R. M., Mitchell, Thomas C., Carine, Mark A., Harris, David J. & Scotland, Robert W., 2015, A foundation monograph of Convolvulus L. (Convolvulaceae), PhytoKeys 51, pp. 1-282 : 138

112b. Convolvulus pilosellifolius var. linearifolius Sa'ad, Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 281: 191. 1967. ( Sa'ad 1967: 191).

Type.

IRAN, Bushehr, Koie 268 (holotype B).

Distinguishing features.

This is a delicate form with linear-lanceolate leaves to 2 cm wide and mostly solitary flowers.

Distribution.

The occasional specimen of this variety occurs throughout most of the range of Convolvulus pilosellifolius but especially around the Arabian/Persian Gulf, such as Good 193 from Bahrain.

Notes.

Convolvulus pilosellifolius can be confused with Convolvulus cantabrica , especially forms of that species previously assigned to Convolvulus linearis , but differs in the shorter corolla (to 15 mm) and glabrous ovary and capsule.