Cymbalaria muralis G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb., 1800

Common names

🇬🇧 Ivy-leaved Toadflax
🇫🇷 Cymbalaire, Cymbalaire des murs, Linaire cymbalaire, Ruine de Rome, Lierre fleuri

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Lamiids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Antirrhineae
Genus: Cymbalaria
Species: Cymbalaria muralis

Presence

Introduced.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with C. aequitriloba (Viv.) A.Chev., 1937, whose leaves are weakly lobed, with 3-5 lobes, while those of C. muralis are strongly lobed, with 5-9 lobes.

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

C. muralis subsp. muralis G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb., 1800, I;
C. muralis subsp. visianii D.A.Webb, 1972.

Photographs

img/cymbalaria-muralis-7.webp — *Cymbalaria muralis*

img/cymbalaria-muralis.webp — *Cymbalaria muralis*

img/cymbalaria-muralis-2.webp — *Cymbalaria muralis*

img/cymbalaria-muralis-3.webp — *Cymbalaria muralis*

img/cymbalaria-muralis-4.webp — *Cymbalaria muralis*

img/cymbalaria-muralis-6.webp — *Cymbalaria muralis*

img/cymbalaria-muralis-8.webp — *Cymbalaria muralis*

img/cymbalaria-muralis-5.webp — *Cymbalaria muralis* - Leaves

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 885). Biotope.