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Linaria vulgaris
It is a perennial plant with short spreading roots, erect to decumbent stems 15–90 cm high, with fine, threadlike, glaucous blue-green leaves 2–6 cm long and 1–5 mm broad. The flowers are similar to those of the snapdragon, 25–33 mm long, pale yellow except for the lower tip which is orange, borne in dense terminal racemes from mid summer to mid autumn. The fruit is a globose capsule 5–11 mm long and 5–7 mm broad, containing numerous small seeds.
It's widespread in Europe and the temperate zones of Asia. Strong and unpretentious, it's often regarded as a weed in spite of its decorative appearance. It colonizes in preference to greenfield land.
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