Ontario Wildflowers website

Butter-and-eggs
Linaria vulgaris

Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris) French names: Linaire vulgaire

Family: Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae), (Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae))

Similar species:
  •   Dalmation Toadflax (Linaria dalmatica) - Looks like a large Butter-and-eggs.


Flowers: Summer;  Yellow;  Irregular flowers

Habitat: Fields and Open Areas

Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 48   

Native/Non-native: Non-native

Origin and Meaning of Names:
 Scientific Name: vulgaris: common (Latin)


Photographs: 63 photographs available, of which 9 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page

Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)

Butter-and-eggs flowers resemble those of the garden flower, Snap Dragon.

Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)

The flowers are yellow and white.

Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)
Photograph by Kim Sayers

Sometimes the flowers are clustered close together.

Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)

View of the underside of a flower.

Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)

Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)

A patch of Butter-and-eggs in a meadow.

Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)

Butter-and-eggs leaves.

Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)

Butter-and-eggs seed pods.

Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)

Looking inside a seed pod.


Range map for Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris)

PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.

(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website and is displayed here in accordance with their Policies)