Linaria bipartita
| Linaria bipartita | |
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| Linaria bipartita at Aourir near Agadir, Morocco | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Linaria |
| Species: | L. bipartita |
| Binomial name | |
| Linaria bipartita | |
Linaria bipartita (cloven-flowered toadflax or clovenlip toadflax) is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family native and endemic to Morocco. It is currently recognised as a distinct species by the Plants of the World Online database,[1] though it has also been treated by some authors as a synonym of the related Iberian species Linaria incarnata.[2]
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It is an annual herb growing 10 to 45 cm tall with linear leaves 3–5 cm in length. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. The flowers are scented, reddish purple with a yellow-tipped white central spot, about 2 cm long, with five lobes arranged into two lips, and with a spur at the end; the top two lobes are deeply divided, giving the plant its scientific and vernacular names.[3] The fruit is a spherical capsule about 2 mm wide.
It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant, and is naturalised in some areas.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Linaria bipartita (Vent.) Willd". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
- ↑ Marhold, Karol. "Linaria incarnata". Euro+Med-Plantbase. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
- ↑ Thorogood, Chris (2016). Field guide to the wild flowers of the western Mediterranean. Richmond: Kew publishing Royal Botanic Gardens. pp. 475 (as L. incarnata). ISBN 978-1-84246-616-2.