*Linaria vulgaris P. Miller. Common name: Butter-and-Eggs, Yellow Toadflax, Wild-Snapdragon. Phenology: (Mar-) May-Nov. Habitat: Fields, pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe. Reported for Coastal Plain of GA (Taylor County) by Carter, Baker, & Morris (2009).
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA17, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WV, Pennell (1935), Sutton (1988); = Linaria linaria (L.) H.Karst. — S. Basionym: Linaria vulgaris Mill. 1768
Links to other floras: = Linaria vulgaris - FNA17
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Intro: Erect, colonial perennial of fields, pastures, roadsides and other open, disturbed areas. Native of Europe.
Stems: Stems simple or with a few erect branches, smooth to sparingly hairy.
Leaves: Leaves crowded, alternate (lower leaves appearing whorled), linear, 1--2½ in. long, bluish-gray-green.
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Flowers: Flowers in a dense terminal spike that elongates with time, yellow, 3/4-1 1/4 in. long, tubular, with 2 elaborate lips and an elongated nectar spur that hangs downward; the upper lip is divided into 2 lobes that are folded upward, and the lower lip consists of 2 lobes that fold downward plus an orange-yellow "palate" that obstructs the opening to the throat of the corolla.
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Height: 1-2 ft.
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description: Erect, colonial perennial of fields, pastures, roadsides and other open, disturbed areas. Native of Europe.
stems: Stems simple or with a few erect branches, smooth to sparingly hairy.
leaves: Leaves crowded, alternate (lower leaves appearing whorled), linear, 1--2½ in. long, bluish-gray-green.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in a dense terminal spike that elongates with time, yellow, 3/4-1 1/4 in. long, tubular, with 2 elaborate lips and an elongated nectar spur that hangs downward; the upper lip is divided into 2 lobes that are folded upward, and the lower lip consists of 2 lobes that fold downward plus an orange-yellow "palate" that obstructs the opening to the throat of the corolla.
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native range: Europe
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