Plantaginaceae
Balkan toadflax
Linaria dalmatica
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Linaria
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 丹麦柳穿鱼
- English
- Balkan toadflax, Dalmatian toadflax, Broadleaf toadflax
- Finnish
- Isohärmäkannusruoho
- Igbo
- Balkan Toadflex, Broadleaf Toadflex, Dalmatian Toadflax
- Persian
- کتانی طناز
- Welsh
- Llin-y-llyffant Balcanaidd
Synonyms
- Antirrhinum dalmaticum L.
- Linaria dalmatica subsp. macedonica (Griseb.) D.A.Sutton
- Linaria dalmatica subsp. tessala Formánek
- Linaria dalmatica var. dalmatica
- Linaria dalmatica var. macedonica (Griseb.) Vandas
- Linaria dalmatica var. tessala (Formánek) Delip. & M.Popova
- Linaria genistifolia subsp. dalmatica (L.) Maire & Petitm.
- Linaria macedonica Griseb.
- Linaria pancicii Janka ex Nyman
- Linaria smithii Boiss. & Orph.
- Linaria zangezura Grossh.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to September (from 1,324 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kostas Zontanos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gary Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Stephen Hornbeck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: viridian, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: viridian, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: viridian, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Evan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: viridian, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: viridian, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.