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Common Name: kenilworth ivy, ivy-leaved toadflax
Scientific Name: Cymbalaria muralis Gaertn., Mey. & Schreb., Linaria cymbalaria
Family Name: Scrophulariaceae - Figwort Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle – annual, reproducing by seed

stems – trailing, often rooting at nodes, smooth and hairless, often reddish or maroon growth habit

leaves – alternate, 3-9 palmate lobes, lobes variable in size and angle, long petioles leaves

flowers – 2-lipped, upper lip 2-lobed, lower lip 3-lobed, white to violet or light blue, purple markings, 2 yellow mounds in throat; axillary flowers

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