Linaria vulgaris
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| Botanical name: | Linaria vulgaris |
| Common name: | Butter and eggs or Common Yellow Toadflax |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | introduced |
| Plant height: | 1 - 3' |
| Foliage: | Leaves are alternate and entire. Leaves are sessile (do not have a stalk). |
| Flower: | 1", yellow with an orange spot |
| Flowering time: | June - August |
| Habitat: | roadsides, waste places, fields |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | An introduced
plant.; considered a
noxious weed in 43 states, though not in NJ. (USDA). Grows by means of
rhizomes as well as winged seeds and is difficult to eradicate. |