- Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Taxobox
name = Ivy-leaved Toadflax
image_width = 240px
image_caption = Ivy-leaved Toadflax ("Cymbalaria muralis")
regnum =Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Scrophulariaceae
genus = "Cymbalaria "
species = "C. muralis"
binomial = "Cymbalaria muralis"
binomial_authority = G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
synonyms = "Linaria cymbalaria"Ivy-leaved toadflax ("Cymbalaria muralis"), also called Kenilworth Ivy and Aaron's beard (because of its threadlike runners), is a
flowering plant native to MediterraneanEurope and widely naturalised elsewhere. It grows in rock and wall crevices.This plant has an unusual method of propagation. The flower stalk is positively
phototropic and moves towards the light—after fertilization it becomes negatively phototropic and moves away from the light. This results in seed being pushed into dark crevices of rock walls, where it is more likely to germinate. [cite book|last=Hart|first=James Watnell|title=Plant tropisms and other growth movements|publisher=Springer|date=1990|series=p. 101|isbn=9780412530807]Gallery
Notes
External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7177,7332,7333 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CYMU USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Cymbalaria+muralis Photo gallery]
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