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Linaria
Also called Toadflaxes, Linnets And Twite
Linaria is a genus of almost 200 species of flowering plants, one of several related groups commonly called toadflax. They are annuals and herbaceous perennials, and the largest genus in the Antirrhineae tribe of the plantain family Plantaginaceae.
Several Linaria species are cultivated as garden plants, and some are regarded as having a weedy habit.
Common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris), a European species which is widely introduced elsewhere and grows as a common weed in some areas.
The genus is native to temperate regions of Europe, northern Africa and Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region.
Toadflaxes are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the mouse moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) and the common buckeye (Junonia coenia).
Linaria algarviana · Alpine toadflax · Linaria altaica · Linaria amethystea · Sand Toadflax · Clovenlip toadflax · White Toadflax · Balkan Toadflax · Broomleaf toadflax · Annual Toadflax · Maltese toadflax · Purple Toadflax
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