Ivy-leaved toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis)

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Photo by Zlatan Celebic

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

This toadflax, also known as Kenilworth, coliseum or Oxford ivy (etc), is a trailing, tufted flowering perennial, with purplish stems and round and lobed alternate leaves. Flowers are small, about 1 to 1.2 cm across, lilac in colors with yellowish lips, and bearing a small spur.

Habitat:

This toadflax iks native to Mediterranean Europe and widely naturalised elsewhere. Grows in rocks and walls (like in photos), and is often seen in urban settings.