Butter And Eggs, Common Toadflax, Greater Butter-and-Eggs
Linaria vulgaris
Synonym: Linaria linaria
![Close-up ventral view of a flower of Butter And Eggs, Common Toadflax, Greater Butter-and-Eggs: Linaria vulgaris (Synonym: Linaria linaria)](vulgaris/linariavulgaris1.jpg)
The photo above is a close-up of the flower
of butter and eggs as seen along Road #82 at the junction with Road #200 at
the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams..........August 26, 2005.
Where This Species Has Been Seen on Mt. Adams:
1. Road #23 at the Mt. Adams Viewpoint (about one-half mile
south of Road #8810)
2. Along Road #23 along the east side of Swampy Meadows (about one-half mile north of #1)
3. Road #82 at Road #200 (north route to King Mt.)
![Close-up sideview of a flower of Butter And Eggs, Common Toadflax, Greater Butter-and-Eggs: Linaria vulgaris (Synonym: Linaria linaria)](vulgaris/linariavulgaris2.jpg)
The photo above is a close-up side-view of
the flower of butter and eggs as seen along Road #82 at the junction with Road
#200 at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams...........August 26, 2005.
The 2-lipped corolla and long spur are clearly visible.
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- ![Butter And Eggs, Common Toadflax, Greater Butter-and-Eggs: Linaria vulgaris (Synonym: Linaria linaria)](vulgaris/vulgaris2e.jpg)
- ![Close-up view of the inflorescence of Butter And Eggs, Common Toadflax, Greater Butter-and-Eggs: Linaria vulgaris (Synonym: Linaria linaria)](vulgaris/vulgaris2c.jpg)
Additional photos of butter and eggs as seen along Forest Road #23 just east of Swampy Meadows, Gifford Pinchot National Forest............August 30, 2012.
![Close-up image of the inflorescence of Butter And Eggs, Common Toadflax, Greater Butter-and-Eggs: Linaria vulgaris (Synonym: Linaria linaria)](vulgaris/linariavulgaris.jpg)
The photo above is another view of the flowers
and upper stem leaves of butter and eggs as seen along Road #82 at the junction
with Road #200 at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........August
26, 2005. The leaves are soft, linear in shape and measure 2-5 cm long and 2-4
mm wide.
Paul Slichter