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: Least 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.