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Butter-and-eggs

Linaria vulgaris

In the Carolinas and Georgia, found in fields, pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

Not native to Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
usually 12 to 36 inches tall
Light
Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to average

At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Leaves
Deciduous

Not yet recorded · Spread · Bloom

Recorded in 6 Arkansas counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

5CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Linaria

  • Chlosyne gorgoneGorgone Checkerspot
  • Junonia coeniaCommon Buckeye
  • Pyrrhia aurantiagoOrange Sallow, False Foxglove Sun Moth
  • Sympistis perscriptaScribbled Sallow
  • Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Plantaginaceae
Soil pH
Alkaline
Flower color
Yellow or orange

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Butter and Eggs; Yellow Toadflax

Conservation status

Arkansas rankSNA
Global rankGNR
AR statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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