Linaria vulgaris
Linaria vulgaris butter-and-eggs
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An invasive perennial from Europe, this plant brightens up the roadsides and waste grounds with its spikes of yellow snapdragon-like flowers. It is rather prolific producing up to 30,000 winged seeds per year.
Habitat & Range
Common in fields, roadsides, shale barrens, and waste grounds.
Present throughout the state.
Wetland code: Not classified
Phenology
Flowers June to November.
Linaria vulgaris butter-and-eggs
Plant in flower
Flower buds
Plant form
Flowers and leaves
Plant form
Leaf
Flowers
Blossoms with dew
Plant Summary
perennial forb
introduced, common
flower color: yellow
Common Names
butter-and-eggs
yellow toadflax
wild snapdragon
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