Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : linrp
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Linaria striata DC., Linaria blanca Pau. Linaria monspessulana (L.) Miller
Classification: Scrophulariaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: pale toadflax
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Kriechendes Leinkraut ; FR : linaire à fleurs striées ; IT : linajola striata ; EN : pale toadflax ;
Biological type: Perennial with stolons
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- Plant propagates mostly vegetatively (stolons,rhizomes...); establishment from seedling is rare.
- Height: 10-50 cm. Plant glaucous, hairless in the upper part, glandular -hairy in the inflorescence.
- Stem erect, branched, hairless till the base of the racemes.
- Leaves ovate -elongate or narrow. Lower leaves in whorls, upper leaves alternate, linear.
- Flowers white, small, numerous, generally purple striated, with a yellow palate, in racemes. Flowers with a linear spur.
- Fruit : capsule subglobose, nearly roundish or ovoid, more or less longer than the persistent surrounding calyx. Seeds ovoid, with 3 sharp angles, not winged, deeply wrinkled between the angles, dark, 1.2 to 1.7 mm.
- Biological type: Perennial with stolons.
Mistake with: Linaria arvensis , Linaria simplex (at seedling stage).
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
Present
