Linaria purpurea
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Linaria purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name purple toadflax.[1][2] It is native to Italy,[3] but it can be found growing wild as an introduced species in parts of western North America, including California,[4] western Washington,[5] and British Columbia,[2] and it is cultivated as an ornamental plant.[6] 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. It should be noted that this plant is poisonous to livestock, however the larvae of some species of Lepidoptera use this plant as a food source.[7]
References
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b NRCS. "Linaria purpurea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ GRIN Species Profile
- ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
- ^ Burke Museum
- ^ Kemper Garden Center
- ^ "Purple Toadflax - Linaria purpurea, species information page". www.brickfieldspark.org. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
External links
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