Linaria simplex (Willd.) DC.

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.

Linaria simplex – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – flowering stem with flower and upper cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – flower and capsule. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – flower and capsule. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – flower and capsule. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – capsules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – plant base and stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – plant base and lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – developing stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Linaria simplex – developing stem with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 09.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Linaria simplex Desf. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:804958-1 [Acessed 10.04.2022].

Linaria simplex. Marhold, K. (2011+): Linaria. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Linaria%20simplex&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 10.04.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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