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Scientific Name:
Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. (ITIS)
Synonym:
Linaria genistifolia ssp. dalmatica (L.) Maire & Petitm. (Vujnovic and Wein 1997)
Common Name:
Dalmatian toadflax, broadleaf toadflax
Native To:
Mediterranean Region (Vujnovic and Wein 1997)
Date of U.S. Introduction:
Late 1800s or early 1900s (Vujnovic and Wein 1997)
Means of Introduction:
Cultivated as an ornamental, for use in fabric dye, and for medicinal purposes (Wilson et al. 2005)
Impact:
Crowds out native species (Wilson et al. 2005)
Distribution / Maps / Survey Status
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Provides state, county, point and GIS data. Maps can be downloaded and shared.
Images
University of California - Berkeley. Digital Library Project.
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Videos
Selected Resources
The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source. Or, to display all related content view all resources for Dalmatian Toadflax.
Council or Task Force
Alberta Invasive Species Council (Canada).
See also: Fact Sheets for more information about individual invasive species, including those listed as "Prohibited Noxious" and "Noxious" under the Alberta Weed Control Act
Partnership
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives)
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Federal Government
USDA. FS. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team.
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
See also: Invasive Species Technical Notes for more species
USDA. FS. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fire Sciences Laboratory.
USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program. GRIN-Global.
State and Local Government
Thurston County Noxious Weed Program (Washington).
See also: Noxious Weed Fact Sheets for more species
Lincoln County Noxious Weed Control Board (Washington).
See also: Weed I.D. and Options for Control for more species
California Department of Food and Agriculture.
See also: Included on California's noxious weed list; see Encycloweedia: Program Details for additional resources
King County Department of Natural Resources (Washington). Water and Land Resources Division.
Colorado Department of Agriculture. Conservation Services Division. Noxious Weed Program.
Academic
Weed Control in Natural Areas in the Western United States: Dalmatian Toadflax (2013) (PDF | 250 KB)
University of California. Weed Research and Information Center.
See also: Weeds in Natural Areas for more information sheets
Colorado State University Extension.
Professional
Citations
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Linaria dalmatica. [Accessed Sep 10, 2014].
- Vujnovic, K. and R.W. Wein. 1997. The biology of Canadian weeds. 106. Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 77(3):483-491.
- Wilson, L.M., S.E. Sing, G.L. Piper, R.W. Hansen, R. De Clerck-Floate, D.K. MacKinnon, and C.B. Randall. 2005. Biology and biological control of Dalmatian and yellow toadflax (PDF | 3.02 MB) (FHTET-05-13) Morgantown, West Virginia: U.S. Forest Service Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team.