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Purple Toadflax

Linaria purpurea

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Common names

23 names · 20 languages
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Other languages (19)
Dutch
  • Paarse leeuwenbek
  • Walstroleeuwenbek[2][4]
French
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 紫柳穿鱼[4]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 紫柳穿鱼[4]
Czech
  • lnice nachová[4]
Danish
  • Purpur-torskemund[4]
Estonian
  • purpur-käokannus[4]
Finnish
  • purppurakannusruoho[4]
German
Hungarian
  • lila gyújtoványfű[4]
Irish
  • Buaflíon corcra[4]
Italian
Japanese
  • ヒメキンギョソウ[4]
Norwegian
  • purpurtorskemunn[4]
Polish
  • Lnica purpurowa[4]
Russian
  • Льнянка пурпурная[4]
Slovak
  • pyštek purpurový[4]
Swedish
  • purpursporre[4]
Welsh
  • Llin-y-llyffant porffor[4]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • purple toadflax — Page 4, column 1, row top 607 pt; common-name cell after Linaria purpurea.; Linaria purpurea.
[2] Linaria purpurea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Purple Toadflax — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Purpur-Leinkraut — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Linaria purpurea pink form — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Purple Linaria — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Linaire pourpre — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Linajola purpurea — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Walstroleeuwenbek — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Linaria purpurea ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Purple Toadflax (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 157536; taxon 72GPQ.
  • Purpur-Leinkraut (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 157537; taxon 72GPQ.
[4] Linaria purpurea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Purple Toadflax — results[3].names[1]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Purpur-Leinkraut — results[3].names[5]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Linaria purpurea pink form — results[3].names[10]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Purple Linaria — results[3].names[2]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Linaire pourpre — results[3].names[3]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Linajola purpurea — results[3].names[17]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Walstroleeuwenbek — results[3].names[15]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • lnice nachová — results[3].names[4]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • purpurtorskemunn — results[3].names[6]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • purppurakannusruoho — results[3].names[7]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • ヒメキンギョソウ — results[3].names[8]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • purpur-käokannus — results[3].names[9]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Льнянка пурпурная — results[3].names[11]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • 紫柳穿鱼 — results[3].names[12]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • 紫柳穿鱼 — results[3].names[13]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • purpursporre — results[3].names[14]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Purpur-torskemund — results[3].names[16]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Lnica purpurowa — results[3].names[18]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Buaflíon corcra — results[3].names[19]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • lila gyújtoványfű — results[3].names[20]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • Llin-y-llyffant porffor — results[3].names[21]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
  • pyštek purpurový — results[3].names[22]; taxon id 77778; Linaria purpurea.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Linaria purpurea is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Plantaginaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Linaria purpurea in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
C. & S. Italy to Sicilia.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Purple Toadflax (Linaria purpurea) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Linaria purpurea — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2502499; ID 72GPQ; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2502499; ID 72GPQ; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Linaria purpurea (top 607 pt)

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Linaria purpurea — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 238877; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 978105, 978106

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.