Common name
English: Butterandeggs, Yellow Toadflax
German: Echtes Leinkraut
Mandarin: 柳穿鱼 (liu chuan yu)
English: Butterandeggs, Yellow Toadflax
German: Echtes Leinkraut
Mandarin: 柳穿鱼 (liu chuan yu)
Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2136)
Order: Scrophulariales (95)
Family: Scrophulariaceae (38)(family description)
Genus: Linaria (9)
Epithet: vulgaris P. Mill. (15)
Synonyms: Antirrhinum linaria With., Linaria angustifolia Wender., Linaria vulgaris Rouleau (With.)
angustifolia => with narrow leaves
vulgaris => common, everyday
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
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