Linaria triornithophora

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Read about Linaria triornithophora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Linaria triornithophora, Willd. (Antirrhinum triornithophorum, Linn.). Fig. 2178. Glaucous, 2-3 ft. tall: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, in 3's or 4's: fls. about 3 in a whorl (hence the name, bearing three birds), rather large, slender-stalked, violet- and purple-striped, with orange palate, about 1 in. long, the spur inflated above and exceeding the lobes. Spain, Portugal. B.M. 525. F.S. 22:2297. H.U. 3:100.—A handsome and interesting plant, rarely seen in American gardens. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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