Plants : ScrophulariaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Cymbalaria muralis P.Gaertner, Meyer & Scherb.

Ivy-leaved Toadflax

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Cymbalaria muralis

Description: A common plant of mortared stone or brick walls, introduced from southern Europe. The flowers are like miniature snapdragons (compare antirrhinum), usually pale blue with yellow 'bosses'at the entrance to the throat; occasionally white. Flowers are produced abundantly from spring to autumn, and often through the winter in mild places.

All names: Cymbalaria muralis P.Gaertner, Meyer & Scherb.; Linaria cymbalaria (L.) Mill.

Distribution Map from NBN: Cymbalaria muralis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Cymbalaria muralis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Cymbalaria muralis. P.Gaertner, Meyer & Scherb.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4076. Accessed on 2026-11-02.