Taxonomy: Fam. Plantaginaceae// Genus: Linaria// Species: Linaria simplex (Willd.) DC. The classification is given according to the Euro+Med Planbase (Marhold, 2011+).
Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 3 (Tutin et al., 1972).
Lifeform: Annual; Theroptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Canary Islands, Mediterranean to Central Asia and Pakistan, Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Dry and open habitats- dry grasslands/ hill pastures on calcareous soil.
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.
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