Linaria is a genus of almost 200 species of flowering plants, one of several related groups commonly called toadflax. They are annuals and herbaceous perennials, and the largest genus in the Antirrhineae tribe of the plantain family Plantaginaceae. The members of this genus are known in English as toadflax, a name shared with several related genera. The “toad” in toadflax may relate to the plants having historically been used to treat bubonic plague, a false link having been drawn between the words “bubo” and “Bufo”. The scientific name Linaria means “resembling linum” (flax), which the foliage of some species superficially resembles. The genus is native to temperate regions of Europe and Asia.
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