Linaria altaica
| Linaria altaica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Linaria |
| Species: | L. altaica
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| Binomial name | |
| Linaria altaica Fischer ex Ledeb.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Linaria altaica is a species of flowering plant that was described by Fisher and Carl Friedrich von Ledebour.[2] Linaria altaica belongs to the genus Linaria, in the family Plantaginaceae.[3][4] It has no listed subspecies.[3]
Description
Perennial glabrous plant with 30 stems 15–20 cm (5.9–7.9 in) tall, branched in the lower parts, rather densely leafy. Its 4-6 leaves 11 mm (0.43 in) apart are linear, 3.5–4 cm (1.4–1.6 in) long and 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) broad, fleshy, semicylindrical, ribbed at base, subobtuse. Inflorescence lax, 2.5–5 cm (0.98–1.97 in) long, 2–8-flowered. Pedicels mostly 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long (very rarely 3 mm (0.12 in)). Calyx subglabrous, with isolated glandular hairs at base and along margins of lobes. Corolla light yellow, 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in) long, with two orange stripes in throat; spur slender, pointed, straight or slightly curved, 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in) long. Capsule globose or slightly elongated, 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter. Seeds smooth, with membranous margin, 2 mm (0.079 in) long.[5][6][7]
Distribution and habitat
It can be found in Russia, in East European Russia, Krasnoyarsk, Altai and Tuva, and also in Kazakhstan and Mongolia.[8] It is present mostly in mountainous terrain.[5]
References
- ^ "Linaria altaica Fisch". World Flora Online. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ^ Ledeb. (1830) , In: Fl. Alt. 2: 448
- ^ a b Roskov, Y.; Kunze, T.; Orrell, T.; Abucay, L.; Paglinawan, L.; Culham, A.; Bailly, N.; Kirk, P.; Bourgoin, T.; Baillargeon, G.; Decock, W.; De Wever, A.; Didžiulis, V. (2014). Didžiulis, V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ Hassler, M. (2019). "World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X. Archived from the original on 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ a b Shishkin, B. K.; Bobrov, E. G., eds. (1997). Flora of the U.S.S.R. Vol. 22. Translated by Lavoott, R. New Delhi / Washington, D.C.: Amerind Publishing Co. / Smithsonian Institution Libraries. p. 185. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ Kosachev, P. A. (2010). "Synopsis of the families Scrophulariaceae Juss. and Pediculariaceae Juss. of Altai Mountain Country" (PDF). Turczaninowia (in Russian). 13 (1): 30.
- ^ "Evolution in Snapdragons". Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Linaria altaica Fisch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 January 2026.