BALKAN TOADFLAX
BALKAN TOADFLAX
GENESIS NAME: Linaria dalmatica or Linaria vulgarisDISTRIBUTION: Pastures and disturbed areas. It is native in Europe.
SEASON: May thru September
MEDICAL USE: No
POISONOUS: Unknown
EDIBILITY: No
FEATURES: On rangelands, an invasion of yellow toadflax alters the species composition of natural communities and reducing forage production for livestock and wildlife. This in turn reduces rangeland value and can lead to erosion problems
LEAVES: See below
FRUITS: See Below
LEGAL LISTING:General Description Dalmatian toadflax is a short-lived, perennial herb, 2.6 feet to 5 feet tall with light green leaves and yellow snapdragon-like flowers.
Flower DescriptionFlowers are bright yellow, tinged with orange and resemble snapdragon flowers. The petals have 2 lips. The upper lip is 2 lobed and the lower lip is 3 lobed. Individual flowers occur on long racemes
Leaf descriptionLeaves are heart-shaped, light green and waxy. They are alternately arranged and lack petioles (leave stems) and appear to clasp the stem.
Stem descriptionStems are stout and upright, branching toward the top.
Fruit Seed Description Capsules that are 0.28 to 0.31 inches long, egg to cylinder shaped with many small seeds.
May Be Confused WithYellow toadflax, Linaria vulgaris, is very similar in appearance. If you need help with plant identification, please contact your county noxious weed coordinator.
Where does it grow?Dalmatian toadflax can be found on roadsides, in pastures, rangeland and waste areas. Please click here to see a county level distribution map of Dalmatian toadflax in Washington.
How Does it Reproduce?Dalmatian toadflax spreads by horizontal or creeping rootstocks as well as by seed. A mature plant can produce up to 500,000 seeds.
This plant is also on the Washington State quarantine list. It is prohibited to transport, buy, sell, offer for sale, or distribute plants or plant parts of quarantined species into or within the state of Washington or to sell, offer for sale, or distribute seed packets of seed, flower seed blends, or wildflower mixes of quarantined species into or within the state of Washington. Please see WAC 16-752 for more information on the quarantine list. For questions about the quarantine list, contact the Washington State Department of Agriculture's Plant Services Program at (360) 902-1874 or email [email protected].
SEASON: May thru September
MEDICAL USE: No
POISONOUS: Unknown
EDIBILITY: No
FEATURES: On rangelands, an invasion of yellow toadflax alters the species composition of natural communities and reducing forage production for livestock and wildlife. This in turn reduces rangeland value and can lead to erosion problems
LEAVES: See below
FRUITS: See Below
LEGAL LISTING:General Description Dalmatian toadflax is a short-lived, perennial herb, 2.6 feet to 5 feet tall with light green leaves and yellow snapdragon-like flowers.
Flower DescriptionFlowers are bright yellow, tinged with orange and resemble snapdragon flowers. The petals have 2 lips. The upper lip is 2 lobed and the lower lip is 3 lobed. Individual flowers occur on long racemes
Leaf descriptionLeaves are heart-shaped, light green and waxy. They are alternately arranged and lack petioles (leave stems) and appear to clasp the stem.
Stem descriptionStems are stout and upright, branching toward the top.
Fruit Seed Description Capsules that are 0.28 to 0.31 inches long, egg to cylinder shaped with many small seeds.
May Be Confused WithYellow toadflax, Linaria vulgaris, is very similar in appearance. If you need help with plant identification, please contact your county noxious weed coordinator.
Where does it grow?Dalmatian toadflax can be found on roadsides, in pastures, rangeland and waste areas. Please click here to see a county level distribution map of Dalmatian toadflax in Washington.
How Does it Reproduce?Dalmatian toadflax spreads by horizontal or creeping rootstocks as well as by seed. A mature plant can produce up to 500,000 seeds.
This plant is also on the Washington State quarantine list. It is prohibited to transport, buy, sell, offer for sale, or distribute plants or plant parts of quarantined species into or within the state of Washington or to sell, offer for sale, or distribute seed packets of seed, flower seed blends, or wildflower mixes of quarantined species into or within the state of Washington. Please see WAC 16-752 for more information on the quarantine list. For questions about the quarantine list, contact the Washington State Department of Agriculture's Plant Services Program at (360) 902-1874 or email [email protected].
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