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Photographer: Steve C. Garske
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Family Scrophulariaceae
Linaria vulgaris Mill.
butter-and-eggs
Linaria: from the Latin linum, "flax," referring to the flax-like leaves of some species
vulgaris: Latin for "common"
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized; potentially invasive |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall forb; creeping, clone-forming roots |
| Flower: | orange to yellow, 5-parted, 3/4" long, slender spur at the base, 4 stamens; erect upper lip with 2 lobes, lower lip with 3 lobes; inflorescence a compact, spike-like cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers at the top of the stem; blooms May-Sept. |
| Fruit: | roundish capsule with winged seeds |
| Leaf: | many, linear and narrowing toward the base, pale-green, |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites; in sandy soil |
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