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Cymbalaria
Sign in to saveCymbalaria is a genus of about 10 species of herbaceous perennial plants previously placed in the family Scrophulariaceae, but recently shown by genetic research to be in the much enlarged family Plantaginaceae.
Species
ORDER
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyPlantaginaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 62
- With media
- 22
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, MO, RSA, CAS, MEL, LD
- Recorded in
- United States, Costa Rica, Georgia, Mexico, Italy, Sweden, France, Morocco
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Cymbalaria is a genus of about 10 species of herbaceous perennial plants previously placed in the family Scrophulariaceae, but recently shown by genetic research to be in the much enlarged family Plantaginaceae.
The genus is native to southern Europe. It is closely related to the genera Linaria and Antirrhinum, differing in having creeping growth and flowers borne singly rather than in dense erect spikes. The common name toadflax is shared with Linaria and other related genera. The scientific name means "resembling a cymbal" for the somewhat rounded leaves.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cymbalaria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.