Linaria purpurea | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Linaria |
Species: | L. purpurea
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Binomial name | |
Linaria purpurea | |
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Linaria purpurea or purple toadflax is a purple-flowered plant native to Italy, part of the plantain family ( Plantaginaceae). It is sometimes planted in gardens and is also an introduced weed in North America and other parts of Europe. [2] [3]
It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with linear leaves 2 to 5 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. The flower is between 1 and 2 centimeters long with five lobes arranged into two lips with a spur at the end. The flower is usually light to medium purple in color. The fruit is a capsule.
There is a pale pink cultivar of the species named 'Canon Went'. [4]
It is native to Italy, [5] but it can be found growing wild as an introduced species in parts of western North America, including California, [6] western Washington, [7] and British Columbia, [3] and it is cultivated as an ornamental plant. [8] It occurs naturally in moist, moderately nutrient-rich places. In the UK it is regarded as something of a weed, spreading readily on stony waste ground and walls, although it is tolerated for its attractive, long-lasting flowers which are very attractive to bees. [9]
This plant is poisonous to livestock, though ruminants may tend to avoid consuming it. The larvae of some species of Lepidoptera (butterflies) use this plant as a food source. [10] In a recent study conducted in Italy the plant was found to contain a compound exhibiting antifungal activity, which drastically reduced the production of aflatoxin B1 in Aspergillus flavus Link., making it a potential natural and 'green' anti-aflatoxin B1 agent suitable for use in the food industry. [11]
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Linaria purpurea | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Linaria |
Species: | L. purpurea
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Binomial name | |
Linaria purpurea | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Linaria purpurea or purple toadflax is a purple-flowered plant native to Italy, part of the plantain family ( Plantaginaceae). It is sometimes planted in gardens and is also an introduced weed in North America and other parts of Europe. [2] [3]
It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with linear leaves 2 to 5 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. The flower is between 1 and 2 centimeters long with five lobes arranged into two lips with a spur at the end. The flower is usually light to medium purple in color. The fruit is a capsule.
There is a pale pink cultivar of the species named 'Canon Went'. [4]
It is native to Italy, [5] but it can be found growing wild as an introduced species in parts of western North America, including California, [6] western Washington, [7] and British Columbia, [3] and it is cultivated as an ornamental plant. [8] It occurs naturally in moist, moderately nutrient-rich places. In the UK it is regarded as something of a weed, spreading readily on stony waste ground and walls, although it is tolerated for its attractive, long-lasting flowers which are very attractive to bees. [9]
This plant is poisonous to livestock, though ruminants may tend to avoid consuming it. The larvae of some species of Lepidoptera (butterflies) use this plant as a food source. [10] In a recent study conducted in Italy the plant was found to contain a compound exhibiting antifungal activity, which drastically reduced the production of aflatoxin B1 in Aspergillus flavus Link., making it a potential natural and 'green' anti-aflatoxin B1 agent suitable for use in the food industry. [11]
Media related to
Linaria purpurea at Wikimedia Commons