Cymbalaria

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Scrophulariaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Cymbalaria

  • Description

    Genus Description - Cal regular, deeply 5-parted; cor bilabiate, distinctly spurred at base, the throat closed by the prominent palate, the 2 upper lobes erect, the 3 lower spreading; stamens 4; fr globose, rupturing into 2 terminal pores that later extend to the base; trailing herbs with alternate, palmately lobed lvs. 10, mostly Mediterranean.

  • Common Names

    Kenilworth-ivy