Linaria vulgaris

Linaria vulgaris

  • Linaria vulgaris
  • Linaria vulgaris
  • Linaria vulgaris
  • Linaria vulgaris
  • Linaria vulgaris
  • Linaria vulgaris
  • Linaria vulgaris
  • Linaria vulgaris
  • Flower name
    Linaria vulgaris
  • Scientific name
    Linaria vulgaris
  • AliasLinaria vulgaris, リナリア, ブルガリ, vulgaris, トードフラックス, リナリア・ブルガリス
  • Place of originChina to Englan
  • Place of floweringFields and footpaths
  • Flowering seasonMay, June, July

What is Linaria vulgaris

Linaria vulgaris or butter and eggs (Linaria vulgaris) is a perennial herb of the plantain family, native to China and England. It is naturalized in Japan and grows wild on roadsides and grasslands. The stems are well branched from the base. In early summer to summer, it produces pale yellow, mask-like flowers on a raceme. The upper lip has two lobes, the lower lip has three lobes, and the ridge is yellowish-orange.

Common name: Linaria vulgari, Scientific name: Linaria vulgaris, Plant height: 15-90 cm, Leaf color: green, Leaf length: 2-5 cm, Leaf width: 0.5 cm, Leaf shape: linear to lanceolate, Leaf margin: entire, Petiole: absent, Flowering season: May-July, Inflorescence form: raceme, Corolla form: mastoid, Corolla length: 2-3 cm, Fruit Flowering season: May-July; Inflorescence form: panicle; Corolla form: masked; Corolla length: 2-3 cm; Fruit type: capsule; Fruit diameter: 0.5-1 cm; Fruit shape: spherical; Uses: Medicinal herb.


  • Order
    Lamiales
  • Family
    Plantaginaceae
  • Genus
    Linaria
  • Species
    L. vulgaris
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Mask-like corolla
  • Leaf type
    Linear
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typeperennial herb
  • Flower colorsCream
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height30.0 ~ 80.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 2.0 cm

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