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==Cultivation== Several ''Linaria'' species are cultivated as garden plants, and some are regarded as having a weedy habit. *'''Common toadflax''' or '''butter-and-eggs''' (''[[Linaria vulgaris]]''), a European species which is widely introduced elsewhere and grows as a common weed in some areas.<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book |editor-last=Brickell |editor-first=Christopher |title=The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants |year=2008 |page=636 |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |location=United Kingdom |isbn=9781405332965}}</ref> *'''Broomleaf toadflax''' or '''Dalmatian toadflax''' (''[[Linaria dalmatica|Linaria genistifolia]]'', syn. ''L. dalmatica''), a native of southeast Europe that has become a weed in parts of North America.<ref name=dalmatian>[https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/profile/dalmatian-toadflax Dalmatian Toadflax (''Linaria dalmatica'').] National Invasive Species Information Center, [[United States National Agricultural Library]].</ref> *'''Purple toadflax''' (''[[Linaria purpurea]]''), a species native to the [[Mediterranean]] region grown as a [[garden]] plant for its dark purple or pink flowers. The version with purple flowers can be mistaken for lavender. Spreads readily. *'''Pale toadflax''' (''[[Linaria repens]]''), a species from western Europe similar to ''L. purpurea'', but with paler flowers. *'''Alpine toadflax''' (''[[Linaria alpina]]''), purple flowers with orange (or purple) lobes in the center. *'''Moroccan toadflax''' (''[[Linaria maroccana]]''), the flower has five lobes arranged into two lips with a spur at the end, often purple with white.
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