Loading

#SH05 - Spring Flowers

Cymbalaria muralis, with common names ivy-leaved toadflax, Oxford ivy, mother of thousands,pennywort, wandering sailor is a flowering plant native to Mediterranean Europe and widely naturalised elsewhere.
This plant has an unusual method of propagation. The flower stalk is initially positively phototropic and moves towards the light. After fertilisation, it becomes negatively phototropic and moves away from the light. This results in seed being pushed into dark crevices of rock walls, where it is more likely to germinate.

In Dutch it is called "muurleeuwenbek"
Visible by: Everyone
(more information)

More information

Visible by: Everyone

All rights reserved

Report this photo as inappropriate

5 comments

Sami Serola (inactiv… said:

Beautiful! Light and moment well captured!
5 years ago

Wierd Folkersma said:

beautiful, fits well with the background
5 years ago

Jan said:

A. It invasive although pretty up close
5 years ago

M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!… said:

Nature is beautiful !!!
5 years ago ( translate )

Clickity Click said:

Ah the nice contrast between the concrete/stone wall and the blossom on the vines. :)
4 years ago