Linaria purpurea

Common names: Purple Toad-flax, Toadflax, Spurred Snapdragon

Genus: Antirrhinum

Species: Antirrhinum purpureum

Class: Didynamia

Order: Angiospermia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Linaria

Modern Species: Linaria purpurea

Modern Family: Scrophulariaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: lilac or violet

Season: summer

Native Region: SE Spain

Artist: J. Sowerby