Linaria dalmatica
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| Linaria dalmatica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Scrophulariales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Linaria |
| Species: | L. dalmatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. | |
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Linaria dalmatica is a herbaceous plant native to western Asia and southeastern Europe that has become a weed in other areas. Its common names include Balkan toadflax, broadleaf toadflax, and Dalmatian toadflax.[1]
Invasive species
Linaria dalmatica is listed as a noxious weed in 12 U.S. states.[2] It is a grassland invader native to the Mediterranean region, and it was introduced to North America in the late 1800s. It has fast-growing strong, horizontal roots, and can withstand cold, and is a problem for farms and grasslands in the interior of British Columbia.[3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taxon: Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ↑ "USDA PLANTS database".
- ↑ Dalmatian Toadflax, Aliens Among Us.
External links
- Species Profile- Dalmatian Toadflax (Linaria dalmatica), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library.
- Dalmatian Toadflax, Aliens Among Us. Virtual Exhibit of the Virtual Museum of Canada.
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