Latin name: Nuttallanthus texanus (Scheele) D.A. Sutton Pronunciation: nut-all-AN-thus tex-AY-nus Common name: Blue toadflax Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain) Habitat: Dry slopes and waste places, grasslands, burns, to 2000', coastal sage scrub, chaparral Blooming period: March to May Name derivations: 1) Nuttallanthus 2) texanus Formerly Linaria canadensis var. texana |
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