Rainbow toadflax / حلاوة / كتانية زاهية /

Linaria haelava (Forssk.) Delile

Edibility and usage

Blooming period
February to March
Seed collection period
April to June

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Violet
  • White
  • Yellow
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Linaria
Family
Plantaginaceae
Wikidata item
Q17731818
GBIF Item
Linaria haelava (Forssk.) Delile (7418832)

References

  1. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  2. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  3. Hamami, R.(2021).From Crown Anemone to Buchy Bean Caper.Ramallah:A.M. Qattan Foundation.(English and Arabic)

Citation

Linaria haelava (Forssk.) Delile in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/2166 accessed via barari.org on 4/19/2026.

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