Linaria vulgaris Mill.

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Linaria vulgaris

Photo: Mark Hyde
By bridge, Staveley

Linaria vulgaris

Photo: Mark Hyde
By bridge, Staveley

Linaria vulgaris

Photo: Mark Hyde
By bridge, Staveley

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Kent number: 124/13/1
BRC number: 920001164
Synonyms:
Common names: Common Toadflax (English) Yellow toadflax (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
BSBI Species Code: A1
Description:
Erect glaucous perennial herb, branched above. Leaves numerous, spirally arranged on the stem, linear-lanceolate, glaucous. Flowers in a dense raceme. Calyx deeply dissected into 5 narrowly triangular lobes. Corolla yellow with an orange palate. Spur 2 cm, more than twice as long as the calyx. Seeds, tuberculate, winged.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: vulgaris: common, vulgar
Habitat: In disturbed habitats, waste ground, hedgebanks and on walls.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Europe and W Asia; naturalised in other parts of the world, e.g. Africa and N America
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Saturday 2 August 2008
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BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Linaria vulgaris
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Linaria vulgaris
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Linaria vulgaris
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Linaria vulgaris
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Linaria vulgaris
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Linaria vulgaris
Ispot: Linaria vulgaris
JSTOR Plant Science: Linaria vulgaris
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Linaria vulgaris
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Linaria vulgaris
The Plant List (version 1.1): Linaria vulgaris
Tropicos: Linaria vulgaris


Copyright: Mark Hyde, 2008-24

Hyde, M.A. (2024). UK Flora: Species information: Linaria vulgaris.
https://www.ukflora.info/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=145320, retrieved 28 March 2024

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