Plant Name
Scientific Name: Nuttallanthus texanus
Synonyms: Linaria canadensis var. texana, L. texana
Common Name: Texas Toadflax
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual, Biennial
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert, Upland
Flower Color: Pale blue-violet to light purple
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: To 32 inches (81 cm) tall
Description: The flowers are on tall, slender flower spikes. The individual flowers have a 2-lobed upper lip, a 3-lobed lower lip, and a long, slender, rear-projecting, down-curved spur behind the flower. The leaves are green, linear, narrow, and mainly at the base of the plant.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus: Nuttallanthus D.A. Sutton – toadflax
Species: Nuttallanthus texanus (Scheele) D.A. Sutton – Texas toadflax
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