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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Linaria texana
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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Very similar to Canada Toadflax, but the plants are taller, the leaves broader, and the flowers much paler. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nuttallanthus texanus
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Linaria texana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Nuttallanthus texanus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Linaria texana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Nuttallanthus texanus
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-16-001?:
Linaria canadensis FAMILY Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Linaria canadensis var. texana
COMMON NAME:
Texas Toadflax
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_n_texanus1
April Scotland County NC
Flowers to twice as large as N. canadensis and much paler, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Linaria texana
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nuttallanthus texanus
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Linaria texana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Nuttallanthus texanus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Linaria texana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Nuttallanthus texanus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-16-001?:
Linaria canadensis
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Linaria canadensis var. texana
2849
Forb
Winter annual/Biennial
Habitat: Granite flatrocks, grassy pinelands, dry sandy soils, disturbed soils of roadsides and fields, per Weakley's Flora
Native to south central US, not clear how far east original range extended (GA?)
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare elsewhere in GA & SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Lvs of erect stems alternate, lvs of prostrate stems opposite (rarely whorled)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue/Purple
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-parted calyx
2-lipped corolla
4 included stamens (2 long, 2 short)
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p528
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p226
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p331
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p338
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