Latin name: Nuttallanthus texanus (Scheele) D.A.
  Sutton
  Pronunciation: nut-all-AN-thus tex-AY-nus

  Common name: Blue toadflax
  Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
  Habitat: Dry slopes and waste places, grasslands,
  burns, to 2000', coastal sage scrub, chaparral

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Nuttallanthus
  2) texanus

  Formerly: Linaria canadensis var. texana
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