Common name:
Sand toadflax
Family:
Scientific name:
Linaria arenaria
Main flower color:
Range:
Only at Braunton Burrows, Devon; an introduced species, from Spain and Portugal
Height:
Up to 10 cm
Habitat:
Sandy grassland and dunes
Flowers:
In a tight cluster, at the top of the (usually unbranched) stem. The corolla is divided into a broad yellow lower lip, with three rounded, equal sized lobes, and a narrower, paler upper lip, divided into two pointed lobes. Below the flowers are leaf-like bracts, covered with sticky hairs
Leaves:
Oblanceolate, clustered, upwards-pointing, glandular hairy, up to 10 mm long
Season:
June to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
