BOTANICAL NAME:
Linaria maroccana
COMMON NAMES:
Baby Snapdragon, Toadflax
FAMILY: Plantaginaceae
(Scrophulariaceae)
ORIGIN: Morocco
C237-14
C237-13
Reason for listing as potentially
invasive species:
This annual plant grows to two feet tall and is a common component of
many wildflower seed mixes. Its establishment and spread in natural
areas has been limited. Plant with caution.
Methods of invading natural
areas:
seed
Habitat types it invades:
coastal habitats, riparian, coastal sage
Where invasive in Southern
California:
Gould Canyon, Upper Bear Creek Trail (San Gabriel mountains)1
Potentially invasive varieties
include:
all members of the species Linaria maroccana
Varieties not known to be
invasive:
Alternative plants to consider:
1
California native species
and cultivars:
Erigeron glaucus
Eschscholzia californica
Lupinus bicolor
Monardella villosa
Penstemon spectabilis
Salvia ‘Dara’s Choice’
Verbena lilacina
Beach Aster
California Poppy
Lupine
Coyote Mint
Showy Penstemon
Dara’s Choice Sage
Lilac Verbena
Non-native species:
Lavandula species
Lavender species
Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria as accessed on the World Wide
Web April 25th, 2007. www.ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/