Linaria triornithophora

Description

The birds ( Linaria triornithophora ) are a herbaceous of the family of the scrofulariaceae . Iberian endemic easily distinguishable from other linaria due to its large violet purple flowers (35-45 mm), with marked veins and yellow palate, and its long , curved and pointed spur , longer than the rest of the corolla . The flowers are arranged in whorls forming an inflorescence of up to 10 cm. The peduncles are longer than the bracts ; It has leaves in whorls of 3-4, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, with 3 nerves, like the rest of the plant, somewhat glaucous. Its seeds are discoid and winged. It blooms in spring and summer