Calflora Taxon Report
Linaria canadensis  (L.) Chaz.

(not an active name)

Blue toad flax, Toad flax, Toadflax
photo on CalPhotos
2005 Bob Huettmann
photo on CalPhotos
2006 Steve Matson
Linaria canadensis is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Linaria
Family: Plantaginaceae  
(Scrophulariaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Habitat: disturbed, slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

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Alternate Names:
PLANTSNuttallanthus canadensis
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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