Nuttallanthus canadensis

ClassificationDicots
FamilyPlantaginaceae
Family (Traditional)Scrophulariaceae
GenusNuttallanthus
Species:Nuttallanthus canadensis (L.) D. A. Sutton
Common NameCanada Toadflax
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Annual; Duration: Biennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Arrangement: whorled; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value 5
StatusNative; KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

  • State Boundaries
  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Linaria canadensis Linaria canadensis (L.) Chaz.
Linaria canadensis f. cleistogama Linaria canadensis f. cleistogama Fernald
Linaria canadensis var. canadensis Linaria canadensis var. canadensis

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Livingston (KY), Madison (KY), Warren (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Carroll (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Tipton (TN), Warren (TN), Weakley (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, MEM, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1897 - 2020

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA018152 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Nuttallanthus canadensis
TENN-V-0193253 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
TENN-V-0193254 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
TENN-V-0193244 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
TENN-V-0193247 Gibson Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
APSC0093473 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Nuttallanthus canadensis
APSC0108404 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Nuttallanthus canadensis
MTSU019443 Warren Tennessee
MTSU
Linaria canadensis
UCHT037532 Grundy Tennessee
UCHT
Nuttallanthus canadensis
UCHT040673 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Nuttallanthus canadensis
UCHT026035 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Linaria canadensis
UTM01686 Gibson Tennessee
UTM
Linaria canadensis
UTM01685 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Linaria canadensis
UTM01684 Tennessee
UTM
Linaria canadensis
UTM01683 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Linaria canadensis
TENN-V-0193249 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
APSC0002366 Carroll Tennessee 05 May 1984 EW Chester
84-46
APSC
Linaria canadensis
MTSU019442 Warren Tennessee
MTSU
Linaria canadensis
UCHT037535 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Nuttallanthus canadensis
SWMT03627 Shelby Tennessee 20 Apr 1957 Clara Ann Marmann
No Number
SWMT
Linaria canadensis
MEM017092 McNairy Tennessee 18 Apr 1981 Vernon Bates Jr.
(2) 2164
MEM
Linaria canadensis
MEM020776 Fayette Tennessee 02 Apr 2016 Darrell W. Brandon, Allan Trently
1345
MEM
Nuttallanthus canadensis
TENN-V-0193251 McMinn Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
TENN-V-0193252 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
UCHT007747 Livingston Kentucky 11 May 1971 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
71E4.6
UCHT
Linaria canadensis
APSC0040992 Fayette Tennessee
APSC
Nuttallanthus canadensis
HTTU011531 Bradley Tennessee
HTTU
Linaria canadensis
UCHT026032 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Linaria canadensis
UCHT037533 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Nuttallanthus canadensis
UCHT026044 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Linaria canadensis
UCHT026036 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Linaria canadensis
N/A Shelby Tennessee 28 Apr 2020 Hannah MacGregor
#9
HTTU
Nuttallanthus canadensis
APSC0085435 Hardeman Tennessee
APSC
Nuttallanthus canadensis
APSC0108405 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Nuttallanthus canadensis
UCHT026047 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Linaria canadensis
UCHT026041 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Linaria canadensis
UCHT026045 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Linaria canadensis
UCHT026040 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Linaria canadensis
UCHT026046 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Linaria canadensis
UTM01682 McNairy Tennessee
UTM
Linaria canadensis
UTM01681 Shelby Tennessee
UTM
Linaria canadensis
APSC0093475 Montgomery Tennessee 23 Apr 2018 Mason Brock
APSC
Nuttallanthus canadensis
MTSU019440 Lawrence Tennessee
MTSU
Linaria canadensis
UTM01680 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Linaria canadensis
TENN-V-0193246 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
APSC0054382 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Nuttallanthus canadensis
APSC0098694 Fayette Tennessee
APSC
Nuttallanthus canadensis
MTSU019444 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Linaria canadensis
MTSU019448 Franklin Tennessee
MTSU
Linaria canadensis
N/A Hamilton Tennessee 28 Jun 1897 H. Eggert
UCHT
Nuttallanthus canadensis
N/A Livingston Kentucky 11 May 1971 Elizabeth M. Browne
71e4.6
EKY
Linaria canadensis
TENN-V-0193255 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
APSC0002369 Hamilton Tennessee 22 Apr 2004 John Beck
4471
APSC
Linaria canadensis
APSC0036349 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Nuttallanthus canadensis
APSC0044093 Marion Tennessee
APSC
Nuttallanthus canadensis
UCHT040522 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Nuttallanthus canadensis
UCHT026038 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Linaria canadensis
UCHT026037 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Linaria canadensis
MEM014449 Tipton Tennessee 14 Jun 1969 Sarah J. Warrington
458
MEM
Linaria canadensis
TENN-V-0193245 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
TENN-V-0193250 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
TENN-V-0193331 Livingston Kentucky 11 May 1971 Elizabeth M. Browne & Edward T. Browne
71E4.6
TENN
Linaria canadensis
TENN-V-0193256 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
TENN-V-0193330 Ballard Kentucky
TENN
Linaria canadensis
TENN-V-0193248 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Nuttallanthus canadensis
MTSU019441 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Linaria canadensis
MEM017113 Fayette Tennessee 25 Apr 1981 Vernon Bates Jr.
22263
MEM
Linaria canadensis
MEM017294 Lauderdale Tennessee 08 May 1972 Patrick Keiran
346
MEM
Linaria canadensis
MEM009167 Shelby Tennessee 30 Apr 1972 John E. Thompson Jr.
800
MEM
Linaria canadensis
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Plant Photos

Nuttallanthus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Nuttallanthus canadensis - Tara Littlefield