Linaria hirta

Linaria hirta (L.) Moench (Iberian Peninsula) – A very rare and ephemeral alien. Recorded in 1999 and 2000 as grain alien on a disused railway yard in the Ghent port area, along with numerous additional interesting grain aliens (Verloove 2003).

This species somehow looks like Linaria supina but has wider leaves, seeds that are not winged and larger corollas (Sáez & Bernal 2009).

Selected literature:


Sáez L. & Bernal M. (2009) Linaria. In: Benedí C. & al. (eds.), Flora Iberica, vol. XIII. Plantaginaceae-Scrophulariaceae: 233-324. Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid. C.S.I.C. [available online at: http://www.floraiberica.es/floraiberica/texto/pdfs/13_144_11_Linaria.pdf]

Verloove F. (2003) Graanadventieven nieuw voor de Belgische flora, hoofdzakelijk in 1999 en 2000. Dumortiera 80: 45-53. [available online at: http://alienplantsbelgium.be/sites/alienplantsbelgium.be/files/dum80p45.pdf]

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith