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Kenilworth Ivy / Picardia

Cymbalaria muralis

Description:

is a flowering plant native to Mediterranean Europe and widely naturalised elsewhere. It spreads quickly, growing up to 5 cm (2.0 in) tall—it commonly grows in rock and wall crevices, and along footpaths. The leaves are evergreen, rounded to heart-shaped, 2.5 to 5 cm (0.98 to 2.0 in) long and wide, three-seven lobed, alternating on thin stems. The flowers are very small, similar in shape to snapdragon flowers.

Es una hierba perenne, rastrera (llega a tener unos 5 cm de altura) de rápido crecimiento que habita en muros (preferentemente húmedos), rocas, paredes e incluso aceras, raramente en suelos. Presenta hojas redondas o en forma de corazón, con tres a siete lóbulos de 2,5 a 5 cm de largo y ancho, situados de forma alterna sobre el tallo. Los delgados tallos pueden alcanzar hasta 70 cm de largo; sin pubescencia. Las flores solitarias, de no más de 1 cm, con corola lila o violeta, surgen de forma axilar (el pedúnculo sale entre la hoja y el tallo).

Habitat:

Es nativa de la Europa mediterránea y se encuentra ampliamente naturalizada en muchos otros lugares.

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3 Comments

Agustín Amenabar L
Agustín Amenabar L 10 years ago

Thanks Luis and Yuko!
I took the picture long time ago, at a friend's house, in a wall. Didn't expect to find an id, but today I stumbled upon a picture with the name.
It is a pretty flower, though it is considered to be a weed in many places.

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 10 years ago

Beautiful flowers, beautiful leaves!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Hermosa planta Agustin!

Las Condes, XIII Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

Spotted on Sep 29, 2012
Submitted on Jun 19, 2013

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