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common toadflax
Common toadflax, or butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris).
butter-and-eggs
plant
Also known as: Linaria vulgaris, common toadflax
- Also called:
- yellow toadflax or common toadflax
- Related Topics:
- toadflax
butter-and-eggs, (Linaria vulgaris), perennial herbaceous plant of the Plantaginaceae family, native to Eurasia. The plant is widely naturalized in North America, where it is considered an invasive species.
Butter-and-eggs grows up to 1 metre (3.3 feet) tall, bears narrow flax-like leaves, and produces showy yellow and orange flowers that are two-lipped and spurred like snapdragons. Seeds are borne in a capsule fruit and feature a small notched wing for wind dispersal.