Purple Toadflax

Linaria purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name purple toadflax. It is native to Italy, but it can be found growing wild as an introduced species in parts of western North America, including California, western Washington, and British Columbia, and it is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is a perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with linear leaves 2 to 5 centimeters in length....