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Cymbalaria muralis

Kenilworth-ivy, ivy-leaved toadflax
Habit 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

Cymbalaria muralis
Flowering time April-October
Habitat Roadsides, retaining walls, wastelots, and other disturbed open areas at low elevation.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, scattered eastward across North America to the Atlantic Coast where more broadly distributed.
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Origin Introduced from Eurasia
Conservation status Not of concern
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