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Linaria purpurea (L.) Mill.

purple toadflax (Veronicaceae)

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Very widespreadSlight tendencySE
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Linaria purpurea differs from Linaria repens in that the spur on its corolla is quite long and is curved, and the boss on the lower corolla-lip has no orange patch.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-25

 purple toadflax / Linaria purpurea: _Linaria purpurea_ differs from _Linaria repens_ in that the spur on its corolla is quite long and is curved, and the boss on the lower corolla-lip has no orange patch.

Linaria purpurea is native to mainland Italy and Sicily but can be found across most of the British Isles as a result of cultivation.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-25

 purple toadflax / Linaria purpurea: _Linaria purpurea_ is native to mainland Italy and Sicily but can be found across most of the British Isles as a result of cultivation.

The fruit of Linaria purpurea is a capsule that opens by several longitudinal slits.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2018-08-06

 purple toadflax / Linaria purpurea: The fruit of _Linaria purpurea_ is a capsule that opens by several longitudinal slits.

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