Linaria volgensis

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Linaria volgensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Linaria
Species:
L. volgensis
Binomial name
Linaria volgensis

Linaria volgensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to central European Russia. [1] It is a narrow endemic restricted to a rare type of steppe characterized by a soil of mixed chalk and sand. [2]

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References

  1. "Linaria volgensis Rakov & Tzvelev". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. Dronin, G. (2015). "Plants from Red Book of Russia in the Syzranka River Basin (Middle Volga Region)". Bulletin of the Moscow State Regional University (Natural Sciences) (5): 20–25. doi:10.18384/2310-7189-2015-5-20-25. Акуловская степь