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Cymbalaria muralis P. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb.

picardia, hierba de campanario, kenilworth Ivy, coliseum ivy, pennywort

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Scrophulariales

Family
Plantaginaceae

Genus
Cymbalaria

Species
muralis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Linaria cymbalaria (L.) Mill. Family changed from Scrophulariaceae to Plantaginaceae (POWO, 2023)

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1999

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Barringer, K. Burger, W. (2000) Family 193. Scrophulariaceae. In: W. Burger (ed.), Flora Costaricensis. Fieldiana, Bot., n.s. 41: 1–69.
  • CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
  • Holmgren, N.H. Molau, U. (1984) 177. Scrophulariaceae. Fl. Ecuador 21: 1–189.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. Nee, M. & Beck, S. G. (2010) Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard.
  • Standley, P.C. (1937) Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Peru. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2/2): 518–546.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Cymbalaria muralis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1431. Accessed 4 November 2026.