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Cymbalaria muralis


Cymbalaria muralis
Photo Information
Copyright: Luciano Gollini (lousat) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-20
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/160 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): little rocky plants [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-02-11 16:42
Viewed: 882
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Cymbalaria
Cymbalaria is a genus of about 10 species of herbaceous perennial plants previously treated 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.
By far the best known species is Ivy-leaved toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis), native to southwest Europe. It has widely naturalised elsewhere and is most well known in English-speaking countries as Kenilworth Ivy.
It characteristically grows in sheltered crevices in walls and pathways, or in rocks and scree, making a trailing or scrambling plant up to 1 m long. Its small (1/4") pale purple flowers, often with two areas of yellow near the centre, are somewhat orchid-like in form. The various species differ in subtle details of leaf shape and flower colour; the flowers of one are pure white with a yellow centre and occasionally several species can be found growing together.

Ederina dei muri.
pianta erbacea perenne, alta dai 10 agli 80 centimetri. Il gambo è glabro e può essere prostrato, rampicante o pendulo, di colore cremisi. Le foglie sono alternate, abbastanza carnose, petiolate, reniformi, palmate - lobate, a 5-7 lobi. I fiori solitari sono di colore viola e bianco, portati su lunghi peduncoli all'ascella delle foglie, la corolla è bilabiata, di colore viola chiaro, con delle macchie gialle sul labbro inferiore, trilobo. Fiorisce da giugno a settembre. Il frutto è una piccola capsula, più lunga del calice, cresce su ruderi e muri.
originaria di Alpi, Yugoslavia, Italia Centrale e Meridionale, Sicilia, è diffusa in quasi tutta l'Europa meridionale, Occidentale e Centrale.
mariki, Silvio2006, JORAPAVI, uleko, eqshannon, Ishi, MMM, nirmalroberts has marked this note useful
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Bonjour Luciano,

Bonne capture de ces toutes petites fleurs. Bonne netteté. Belle lumières et superbes couleurs. J'ai déjà essayé de photographier ces petites fleurs mais je n'avais pas assez de soleil.

bonne journee,
Mariki

Hola Luciano,
Bonita captura de esta florecilla, buena nitidez y detalle, luz y fondo agradables. Saludos
Jose Ramón

Como "tiramos" todos de archivos anteriores en esta época del año...
Bonitas formas y colores del conjunto y bellos detalles de esa preciosa flor.
Abrazo.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2999 W: 162 N: 984] (2877)
  • [2008-02-12 3:21]

Hello Luciano,
I like this flower very much and have it in my garden. Both flowers and leaves are so beautiful! Excellent capture showing the fine details and colours very well. I like the soft colours in the background too.
TFS and cheers, Ulla

rendi le erabcce splendide... ma sei sempre così, fratellino???

bello scatto Luciano, bellissimo fiore e gran bei colori, la nota è anch'essa come sempre interessante, bravissimo
ciao
franco

Ciao Luciano, quanti bei fiori a Cuggiono, tra qualche settimana cominceranno a svolazzarci le farfalle, bella macro con ottima definizione e splendda tonalità di colori, bravo, ciao Silvio

what would a day without a wonderful flower image from you be? Your country must be full of colour. I just addressed this with Silvio...and it makes me wonder a bit more about thee natural history of Italy. You are a teacher in a way...very well done.
Bob

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  • Ishi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 162 W: 0 N: 973] (3718)
  • [2008-02-12 8:56]

Lovely color and composition, Luciano.

TFS!

Ishi

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2008-02-12 9:46]

Hello Luciano
Nice scene.Good POV and sharp iamge.Light and colors are excellent.
TFS and CIAO Michel

Ciao Luciano,
Very nice colouration of this flowers!
bright and colourful indeed
good captured with exposure and focus always
many thanks for sharing
ciao
Tony

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2008-02-12 17:07]

Hello Luciano, fantastic shot of those great flowers. Very well composed, sharp details and very good light and exposure, thanks!

Mario

Hi Luciano,
Lovely colourful flowers. Good composition. TFS.
- Nirmal

great close up, TFS Ori

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