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Common Toadflax – Linaria Vulgaris: Edible & Medicinal Uses of Wild Snapdragon

May 17, 2024 by Rachel of the Woods Leave a Comment
Common Toadflax – Linaria Vulgaris

Common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) has a much easier folk name to remember: butter-and-eggs. the flowers look just like the breakfast. Around Haliburton this nonnative plant is common on open sandy and gravelly ground. It’s got a lot of aggressive competition in these disturbed areas, but I usually find at least one when I’m walking down …

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Posted in: Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants Tagged: Astringent, Digestive, Diuretic, Dye, Hepatic, Integumentary, Laxative, Medicinal parts, Perennial, Plantaginaceae (incl. Callitrichaceae, Hippuridaceae, Scrophulariaceae, p.pt.)/Plantain family, Purgative, White flowers, Yellow flowers

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