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Common names: | Common Toadflax (English) Yellow toadflax (English) |
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. |
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Derivation of specific name: | vulgaris: common, vulgar |
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Worldwide distribution: | Europe and W Asia; naturalised in other parts of the world, e.g. Africa and N America |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Saturday 2 August 2008 |
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