Malling Toadflax - Chaenorhinum origanifolium
Semi-evergreen biennial/perennial plants, glandular-hairy; small blue-purple flowers similar to snap-dragon, with yellowish boss-like swelling on lower lip; rounded dark green leaves. An escape from garden cultivation.
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A garden plant, often grown on rockeries, which may occasionally become naturalised on walls, etc.
From SW Europe, occasionally naturalised
The 2024 record is the first for VC55
Dylan
Melton Kirby Lane
29 September 2024
Dylan
Melton Kirby Lane
29 September 2024
Dylan
Melton Kirby Lane
29 September 2024
Dylan
Melton Kirby Lane
29 September 2024
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- Common names
- Malling Toadflax
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- flowering plant
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- Records on NatureSpot:
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- First record:
- 29/09/2024 (Pugh, Dylan)
- Last record:
- 29/09/2024 (Pugh, Dylan)
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