Linaria triphylla (L.) Mill.

Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE

Genus: Linaria

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields, path and road sides.

Characteristics: This is a beautiful herb found in cereal fields, which is moreover quite frequent. It grows vertically with the leaves grouped in threes along the stem; the inflorescence is made up of a terminal raceme of large, whitish, flowers, with a yellowish throat and a large lilac spur. It is unmistakable. Flowers in the spring.