| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Linaria alpina (L.) Mill. trib. Antirrhinae |
| Bibliography | Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: no. 4. (1768) |
| Native Range | Mountains of c. & s. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 250-2800m |
| Description | leaves linear to long lanceolate, verticillate, grey-green, flowers with yellow or white patch on lower lip, 13-22mm long, in spherical raceme |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly 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 alpinum L. Cymbalaria alpina (L.) Raf. Linaria alpina ssp. aciculifolia Braun-Blanq. Linaria alpina var. aciculifolia (Braun-Blanq.) O.Bolós & Vigo Linaria alpina var. angustifolia Lange Linaria alpina ssp. benearnensis (Rouy) Kerguélen Linaria alpina var. glacialis Brügger Linaria alpina var. gracilis Rouy Linaria alpina var. olympica Stoj. & Jordanov Linaria alpina var. pilosa Foucaud Linaria alpina f. pilosa (Foucaud) Valdés Linaria benearnensis Rouy |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |