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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Linaria texana   FAMILY Plantaginaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Linaria texana, Texas Toadflax

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

 

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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

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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

 

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