Common name:
Pale toadflax
Family:
Scientific name:
Linaria repens
Main flower color:
Range:
England and Wales; mostly naturalised, though possibly native in some areas
Height:
Up to 80 cm
Habitat:
Dry grassland, verges, disturbed ground. Commonest on calcareous soils
Flowers:
The corolla, up to 15 mm long, is pale purple to white, crossed by dark purple veins, with a pouched upper lip and longer, narrower lower lip. The base of the corolla tube projects backwards to form a slightly curved spur. The inflorescence is an open, terminal, slightly elongated cluster
Leaves:
Narrowly lanceolate to linear, hairless, grey-green, upwards-pointing, arranged in whorls
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
