Flower ID: IMG_2065.JPG-09-24-2017 Flower name (scientific): Linaria vulgaris Miller PY: 1768. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) lin-AR-ee-uh vul-GAIR-iss Flower name (common): Butter-and-eggs Family name (common): Plantain Family name (scientific): Plantaginaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Latin linum, for flax, in reference to the flax like appearence of the leaves for some species of the genus. Specific epithet: Latin for common. Common name origin: From the two-colored (yellow and orange) flowers, resembling the colors of butter and eggs. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 0.8 inches (1.3 to 2.0 cm) Petal count: 5, upper lip 2-lobed, lower lip 3-lobed. Color: Yellow and orange. Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Erect Size: 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: glabrous Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple. Leaves sessile or with very short petioles. Margins entire. Size: Leaves up to 7 cm long and typically up to about 7 mm wide. Color: medium green Hairy: glabrous Other: Shape: leaf, linear to linear-lanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, naturalized, potentially invasive. Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fields, prairies, disturbed areas, roadsides, waste ground, sun or part shade. Fruit: Capsules about 5 to 10 mm in length. Seed: Brown to black, winged, about 1.5 to 2.5 mm in length. Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Linaria dalmatica (Dalmatian Toadflax) has some resemblance, but it has clasping leaves that are wider (to about 38 mm), whereas the narrow linear leaves of Linaria vulgaris are about 3 to 4 mm wide. Ethnobotany: The Ojibwe employed the whole plant as an ingredient in the kettle to produce a bronchial inhalant that was employed in the sweat lodge (Smith, p. 389, 1932). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 4 homotypic synonyms for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): na Autonym:Linaria vulgaris subsp. vulgaris (The other infraspecifics are Linaria vulgaris subsp. chinensis (Bunge ex Debeaux) D. Y. Hong and Linaria vulgaris subsp.pinetorum Kosachev, which have not been recorded from North America.) Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed