Purple Toadflax
Taken at St Andrews on 25th July 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Musselburgh on 7th August 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode Fact File

Purple Toadflax.
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AKA: 		Linaria purpurea.
Lamiales.
Plantaginaceae.
Perennial herb.
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 Waste ground, railway embankments and disturbed areas.
30 - 70 cms.
June - August.
A valuable plant liked by bees, butterflies and moths including the Toadflax Brocade, White Spot, Silver Y and Hummingbird Hawk Moths.
This plant is toxic to livestock.