Canada toadflax

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Linaria canadensis

Canada toadflax, a reference photo
Photo: Pollinator at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Nuttallanthus canadensis, the blue toadflax, Canada toadflax, or old-field toadflax, is a species of Nuttallanthus in the family Plantaginaceae, native to eastern North America from Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to Texas and Florida.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Canada toadflax being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Linaria
Species
Linaria canadensis

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