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Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus 

 
 
Annual Life CycleAnnual life cycle
Winged FlowersWinged flowers
White FlowersWhite flowers
5 Petals5 petals
Jun-Oct Flowering
period
Oval LeavesOval leaves
Hairy-Edged LeavesHairy-edged leaves
Round StemRound stem
Tap RootTap root
25cmMaximum height
 
 
  Main image of Small Toadflax
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Small Toadflax is a non-native annual plant of the UK, typically found growing in cropland and waste ground, to a mature height of up to 25cm.

Small Toadflax (sometimes called the Dwarf Snapdragon), is a native of Continental Europe and was introduced into the UK before the sixteenth century. As the name suggests, the plant is much shorter than the Common Toadflax and it also differs by bearing its leaves singly on the stem, instead of in whorls. The name 'Toadflax' comes from the toad-like mouth formed from the two-lipped structure of its flowers and the plant's narrow, pointed, flax-like leaves.

Botanic classification and naming: Small Toadflax is a member of the Plantain (Plantaginaceae) family. The genus name 'Chaenorhinum' identifies the plant as a Dwarf Snapdragon and its species name 'minus' means 'small-sized plant'.

 
Flower of Small Toadflax

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Flowers:
Small Toadflax usually flowers between June and October.

Flower colour:

Flower Colour White

White

Flower shape:

Flower Shape  Winged

Winged

Petals:

Petal Number =  5

5

Leaf of Small Toadflax

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Leaves:

Leaf Shape:

Leaf Shape is Oval

Oval

Or:

Alternative Leaf Shape is Elongated

Elongated

Leaf Margins:

Leaf Margin is hairy

hairy

Stem of Small Toadflax

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Stem and Roots:

Stem shape:

Stem Shape is Round

Round

Root type:

Root Type is Tap

Tap