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:
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Butter-and-eggs flowers resemble those of the garden flower, Snap Dragon.
The flowers are yellow and white.
Photograph by Kim Sayers
Sometimes the flowers are clustered close together.
