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Common Toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Description:

30 cm, with yellow curved flowers at the top

Habitat:

in a ditch by a road, surrounded by grass

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4 Comments

Gaia80
Gaia80 11 years ago

Yes of course! It is the common toadflax, the flowers blossom from bottom towards the top in time, when the last flowers have opened at fall the others have dwindled away, you're both right, thank you :)

JDP
JDP 11 years ago

I think Kunzah is right; it is some species of Linaria.

Gaia80
Gaia80 11 years ago

It does resembles it, the flowers have the similar appearance, but not sure if it is the same family, thanks anyway :)

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

Hm, this kind of looks like Toadflax, but I could be way off.

Gaia80
Spotted by
Gaia80

Oslo, Vestfold, Norway

Spotted on Oct 5, 2012
Submitted on Oct 6, 2012

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