Linaria maroccana

Linaria maroccana
Linaria maroccana in the central Atlas Mountains of Morocco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Linaria
Species:
L. maroccana
Binomial name
Linaria maroccana

Linaria maroccana is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names annual toadflax and Moroccan toadflax.[1][2] It is endemic to Morocco.[3][4]

It is an annual herb growing erect to a height of 40 cm (16 in), its stem with linear to elliptic leaves 2–4 cm (0.8–1.6 in) long. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. At the base of each flower is a calyx with five narrow, pointed lobes. The flower is 15–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) long with five lobes arranged into two lips with a straight spur at the back. The flower is violet-purple, with a small yellow or white spot near the throat.[2]

It is readily available as an ornamental plant for the flower garden,[5] though many cultivated plants are hybrids with other closely related species.[2] As an introduced species it has become locally naturalised, including in Great Britain,[1] and California.[6]

The cultivar group Fairy Bouquet has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][7] Dwarf cultivars are also available.

References

  1. 1 2 "Annual Toadflax Linaria maroccana Hook.f." PlantAtlas. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  2. 1 2 3 Thorogood, Chris (2016). Field guide to the wild flowers of the western Mediterranean. Richmond: Kew publishing Royal Botanic Gardens. p. 476. ISBN 978-1-84246-616-2.
  3. ↑ "Linaria maroccana Hook.f." Plants of the World Online. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  4. ↑ "Linaria maroccana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "RHS Plantfinder - Linaria maroccana Fairy Bouquet Group". www.rhs.org. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
  7. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 60. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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