Linaria purpurea (L.) Mill.

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Photo: Mark Hyde
Quarry Lane Walkway (Nature Reserve), Mansfield

Photo: Mark Hyde
Near St John's Ambulance hut, Bramley Vale

Photo: Mark Hyde
Quarry Lane Walkway (Nature Reserve), Mansfield

Photo: Mark Hyde
Near St John's Ambulance hut, Bramley Vale

Synonyms:
Common names:	Purple Toadflax (English)
Description:	Erect glabrous, glaucous perennial herb, often branched above. Leaves arranged spirally or in whorls, linear to linear-lanceolate, numerous. Flowers in a long dense raceme. Sepals linear. Corolla violet or occasionally pink (see image 5). Spur c. 1/2 as long as rest of corolla, curved. Capsule longer than calyx. Seeds without wings.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	purpurea: purple
Flowering time:	Jun - Aug
Worldwide distribution:	Native to C and S Italy and Sicily; cultivated in gardens in Britain and frequently naturalised.
Growth form(s):
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Friday 1 August 2008
Literature:

BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Linaria purpurea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Linaria purpurea
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Linaria purpurea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Linaria purpurea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Linaria purpurea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Linaria purpurea
Ispot: Linaria purpurea
JSTOR Plant Science: Linaria purpurea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Linaria purpurea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Linaria purpurea
The Plant List (version 1.1): Linaria purpurea
Tropicos: Linaria purpurea