Biology:Linaria maroccana
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| Linaria maroccana in the central Atlas Mountains of Morocco | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Linaria |
| Species: | L. maroccana
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| Binomial name | |
| Linaria maroccana | |
Linaria maroccana is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names annual toadflax and Moroccan toadflax.[1][2] It is endemic to Morocco.[3][4]
It is an annual herb growing erect to a height of 40 cm (16 in), its stem with linear to elliptic leaves 2–4 cm (0.8–1.6 in) long. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. At the base of each flower is a calyx with five narrow, pointed lobes. The flower is 15–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) long with five lobes arranged into two lips with a straight spur at the back. The flower is violet-purple, with a small yellow or white spot near the throat.[2]
It is readily available as an ornamental plant for the flower garden,[5] though many cultivated plants are hybrids with other closely related species.[2] As an introduced species it has become locally naturalised, including in Great Britain,[1] and California.[6]
The cultivar group Fairy Bouquet has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][7] Dwarf cultivars are also available.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Annual Toadflax Linaria maroccana Hook.f.". https://plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9h.nm6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thorogood, Chris (2016). Field guide to the wild flowers of the western Mediterranean. Richmond: Kew publishing Royal Botanic Gardens. p. 476. ISBN 978-1-84246-616-2.
- ↑ "Linaria maroccana Hook.f.". 2020-05-25. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:804758-1.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Linaria maroccana | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 19 January 2018 }}
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "RHS Plantfinder - Linaria maroccana Fairy Bouquet Group". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/310926/i-Linaria-maroccana-i-Fairy-Bouquet-Group/Details. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 60. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q4115410 entry
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