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7480.000 Linaria - Toadflaxes
Description of the genus
Herbs. Leaves whorled below, alternate above, narrow, sessile, entire. Flowers in terminal spikes. Calyx deeply 5-lobed. Corolla 2-lipped: tube with a basal spur; upper lip 3-lobed with a prominent basal palate; lower lip 2-lobed. Stamens 4, didynamous. Ovary with many ovules in each loculus. Fruit a capsule, opening by 4-10 apical valves. Seeds winged. Derivation of name: Linaria: flax (Linum)-like, referring to the similarity in the leaves of some species Worldwide: c. 150 species in temperate Europe, Asia and N Africa; widely naturalised elsewhere. Britain: 2 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated taxa View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| purpurea (L.) Mill. | Description, Image |
| vulgaris Mill. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Linaria:
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): LinariaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Linaria
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Linaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Linaria
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Linaria
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