Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Linaria tristis (L.) Mill. trib. Antirrhinae |
Bibliography | Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 8 (1768) |
Native Range | s. Iberian Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 50-1400m |
Description | leaves oblong-lanceolate to linear, glaucous, 1-4cm long, basal leaves often verticillate, raceme 5-15-flowered, sometimes dense, flowers 18-28mm long, spur 10-13mm long |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | purple, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; basal cuttings in late spring and summer |
Synonyms | Antirrhinum lusitanicum Vent. Antirrhinum marginatum Desf. Antirrhinum polygaleifolium Willd. Antirrhinum triste L. Linaria aeruginea Loscos & J.Pardo Linaria lusitanica Hoffmanns. & Link Linaria supina ssp. tristis (L.) Malag. Linaria tristis ssp. eutristis Maire Linaria trisits var. typica Maire |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |