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Photographer: Stephen L. Solheim
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Family Scrophulariaceae
Linaria canadensis (L.) Dum.Cours. var. canadensis
annual toadflax, blue toadflax, Canada toadflax
Linaria: from the Latin linum, "flax," referring to the flax-like leaves of some species
canadensis: of or referring to Canada
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 4"-20" tall forb, mostly smooth, slender; stems form a short, drooping, basal rosette with erect tips; short taproot |
| Flower: | light blue to white, 5-parted, 3/8" long, very irregularly-shaped, slender spur at the base; erect upper lip with 2 lobes, lower lip 3 lobed with 2 short white ridges, 4 stamens; inflorescence a cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers at the top of the stem; blooms May-July |
| Leaf: | mostly opposite and broader on the side stems, mostly alternate and narrower on the main stem |
| Habitat: | dry; in sandy soil |
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