Butter and eggs: Linaria vulgaris

Overview of butter and eggs, Linaria vulgaris. The yellow flowers trimmed with orange on the tall stalk are quite attractive. Photo taken on 15 July 2004 on the Columbine Canyon to the Meadows Trail.
Overview of butter and eggs, <em>Linaria vulgaris</em>.
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Close-up of the flowers of butter and eggs, <em>Linaria vulgaris</em>.
Close-up of the flowers of butter and eggs, Linaria vulgaris flowers. Note the wonderful orange trim on the flowers that gives the flower its common name (butter--the yellow parts and eggs--the orange yok part). Photo taken on 15 July 2004 on the Columbine Canyon to the Meadows Trail.
Close-up of the leaves of butter and eggs, Linaria vulgaris flowers. Photo taken on 15 July 2004 on the Columbine Canyon to the Meadows Trail.
Close-up of the leaves of butter and eggs, <em>Linaria vulgaris</em>.
Field of butter and eggs, <em>Linaria vulgaris</em>.
Field of butter and eggs, Linaria vulgaris flowers. We encountered these delightful flowers as a whole field in a meadow area of the trail. Photo taken on 15 July 2004 on the Columbine Canyon to the Meadows Trail.

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