Linaria purpurea (L.) Mill. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Linaria

Family:

Plantaginaceae

Tribe:

Antirrhineae

Nomen number:

404687

Place of publication:

Gard. dict. ed. 8: Linaria no. 5. 1768

Verified:

02/26/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Antirrhinum purpureum L.

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Sutton, D. A. 1988. A revision of the tribe Antirrhineae 329.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.

Common names

English
purple toadflax –
Swedish
purpursporre –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sicily
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Europe

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy (incl. Sicily)

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	fide Rev Antirrh 329. 1988; Dict Gard	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404687. Accessed 16 May 2025.

Taxon: Linaria purpurea (L.) Mill.