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'''''Linaria purpurea''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Plantaginaceae|plantain family]] known by the common name '''purple toadflax'''. It is native to [[Italy]],<ref>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?404687 GRIN Species Profile]</ref> but it can be found growing wild as an [[introduced species]] in parts of western North America, including [[California]],<ref>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7177,7370,7376 Jepson Manual Treatment]</ref> western [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]],<ref>[http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Linaria&Species=purpurea Burke Museum]</ref> and [[British Columbia]],<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LIPU3 USDA Plants Profile]</ref> and it is cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]].<ref>[http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=A242 Kemper Garden Center]</ref> It is a perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with linear leaves 2 to 5 centimeters in length. The [[inflorescence]] is a [[raceme]] of flowers occupying the top of the stem. The flower is between 1 and 2 centimeters long with five lobes arranged into two lips with a spur at the end. The flower is usually light to medium purple in color. |
'''''Linaria purpurea''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Plantaginaceae|plantain family]] known by the common name '''purple toadflax'''. It is native to [[Italy]],<ref>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?404687 GRIN Species Profile]</ref> but it can be found growing wild as an [[introduced species]] in parts of western North America, including [[California]],<ref>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7177,7370,7376 Jepson Manual Treatment]</ref> western [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]],<ref>[http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Linaria&Species=purpurea Burke Museum]</ref> and [[British Columbia]],<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LIPU3 USDA Plants Profile]</ref> and it is cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]].<ref>[http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=A242 Kemper Garden Center]</ref> It is a perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with linear leaves 2 to 5 centimeters in length. The [[inflorescence]] is a [[raceme]] of flowers occupying the top of the stem. The flower is between 1 and 2 centimeters long with five lobes arranged into two lips with a spur at the end. The flower is usually light to medium purple in color. |
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File:Linaria purpurea ostfriesland 3.jpg |
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File:Linaria purpurea ostfriesland 2.jpg |
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File:Linaria purpurea B.jpg |
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File:Linaria purpurea A.jpg |
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File:Linaria purpurea 'Alba'2.jpg|cultivar 'Alba' |
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File:Linaria purpurea 'Alba'1.jpg|cultivar 'Alba' |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Linaria purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name purple toadflax. It is native to Italy,[1] but it can be found growing wild as an introduced species in parts of western North America, including California,[2] western Washington,[3] and British Columbia,[4] and it is cultivated as an ornamental plant.[5] It is a perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with linear leaves 2 to 5 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. The flower is between 1 and 2 centimeters long with five lobes arranged into two lips with a spur at the end. The flower is usually light to medium purple in color.
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