Plantaginaceae

Alpine toadflax

Linaria alpina (L.) Mill.

Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Linaria

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Alpine toadflax (Linaria alpina) — FlowerPhoto: Katrin Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (11)

Chinese: 高山柳穿鱼, 高山金鱼草
Czech: Lnice alpská, Lnice alpínská
English: Alpine toadflax
Finnish: Alppikannusruoho
French: Linaire des Alpes
German: Alpen-Leinkraut, Alpenleinkraut
hsb: Hórski lenčk
Romanian: Linariță de munte
Slovenian: Alpska madronščica
Spanish: Palomilla alpina
Swedish: Alpsporre

Synonyms

Antirrhinum alpinum L.
Cymbalaria alpina (L.) Raf.

Flowers

In flower: June to September (from 1,152 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Katrin Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Antoine MARNAT, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sylvain Gérard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: DDutrey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ingo Mennerich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: kfa, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fabien Anthelme, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sylvain Gérard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.