7480.000 Linaria Mill. - Toadflaxes

Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. (1989) Flora of the British Isles. 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

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.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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Species	Content
vulgaris Mill.	Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Linaria
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