Vascular Plants - Plantaginaceae - Cymbalaria:
Cymbalaria muralis
ivy-leaved toadflax, Kenilworth ivy 
Blooms: April - October
Habit: herb
Duration: annual
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Distribution: Introduced west of the Cascades, British Columbia to Oregon
Habitat: Wasteland,disturbed soil
Species Description:

General: Glabrous perennial, prostrate and trailing, often purplish.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, ivy-like, palmately lobed, long-petiolate.
Flowers: Flowers solitary on long peduncles arising from the leaf axils; corolla lilac with a yellow center spot, bilabiate, 8-10 mm. long, with a short, curved spur, the upper 2 lobes deeply divided, the lower 3 rounded.
Fruits: Capsule
Accepted Name:
Cymbalaria muralis P.G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.
Synonyms:
Linaria cymbalaria (L.) Mill.

Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Cymbalaria muralis
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Cymbalaria muralis specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.

WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Cymbalaria muralis specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.

Washington Flora Checklist: Cymbalaria muralis treatment.

E-Flora BC: Cymbalaria muralis atlas page.

CalPhotos: Cymbalaria muralis images.

USDA Plants Database: Cymbalaria muralis.
Additional photographs of Cymbalaria muralis:
(click on a thumbnail to view larger photo)

Ben Legler, 2004

Ben Legler, 2004

Ben Legler, 2004

Ben Legler, 2004

Ben Legler, 2004

G. D. Carr, 2008

G. D. Carr, 2008

G. D. Carr, 2008

G. D. Carr, 2008
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