Common
name: Butter and Eggs
Latin name: Linaria vulgaris
Annual/Perennial:
Perennial
Flowers: July to August
Flower size: 1"
Found in: Plains to Foothills
Height: 24" to 36"
Invasive: Yes
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken:
Entrance to Williams Fork Reservoir
Pictured
Wildflower: Butter and Eggs - Linaria
genistifolia vulgaris
Wildflower
Field notes: Butter and Eggs derived its common name
because they look similar to and egg sitting in melted butter.
Butter
and Eggs is quite common and easy to identify.
Look for Butter and Eggs in
sunny areas along roads, open fields, and in sagebrush country.
