Linaria spartea

Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie
Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon

Bayer Code : linsp

Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Antirrhinum sparteum L., Linaria juncea Desf.

Classification: Scrophulariaceae, Dicotyledonous

Common name: Linaria spartea

Synonym(s) of Common name:

Name per country: DE : Ruten-Leinkraut ; ES : baleo montesino ; FR : linaire effilée ; IT : linaiola spartea ; PT : avelino ;

Biological type: Annual

Seedling:

-Cotyledons slender or weakly indented at tip.

-Leaves lanceolate with entire margin.

Adult plant:

-Height : 15-60 cm.

-Stem glabrous or pubescent -glandular, erect.

-Leaves alternate, linear, obtuse, glabrous on top,the lower leaves opposite or verticillate.

-Flowers bright yellow, very rarely violet,in very short and slack raceme.

-Fruit : capsule (3-4 mm).

- Risk of confusion with : Linaria simplex , Linaria supina .

- Biological type : Annual.

Mistake with: Linaria simplex , Linaria supina

Ecological profile (click on flags): Present Present