Linaria vulgaris
Selected images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View all images (8)
Photo: Mark Hyde
World's View, Nyanga
Photo: Bart Wursten
Scenic Drive, Nyanga NP
Photo: Bart Wursten
Seldomseen, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Troutbeck to World's View, Nyanga
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Troutbeck to World's View, Nyanga
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Troutbeck to World's View, Nyanga
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Troutbeck to World's View, Nyanga
Detailed records: Display species records QDS maps by: Google Maps Point records by Google Maps
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
| Synonyms: |
Linaria acutiloba Fisch. ex Rchb. |
| Common names: | Butter-and-eggs (English) Common toadflax (English) Yellow toadflax (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Patch-forming herb to 150 cm. Leaves numerous, spirally arranged on the stem, linear-lanceolate, glaucous. Calyx deeply dissected into 5 narrowly triangular lobes. Corolla bright yellow with the palate orange on the upper surface. Spur 2 cm. |
| Type location: |
|
| Notes: | This is a garden plant, which readily escapes from cultivation onto roadsides. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | High rainfall, high altitude areas, on roadsides and grassy places, sometimes under pines |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Europe and temperate Asia, introduced in North America and cooler, high rainfall areas in Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | C,E |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 14 August 2006 |
| Literature: |
Other sources of information about Linaria vulgaris:
Our websites:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Linaria vulgarisExternal websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Linaria vulgarisAfrican Plant Database: Linaria vulgaris
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Linaria vulgaris
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Linaria vulgaris
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Linaria vulgaris
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Linaria vulgaris
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Linaria vulgaris
JSTOR Plant Science: Linaria vulgaris
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Linaria vulgaris
Plants of the World Online: Linaria vulgaris
Tropicos: Linaria vulgaris
Wikipedia: Linaria vulgaris